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How to small talk: University law school becomes first to offer module in chitchat and networking 

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How to small talk: University law school becomes first to offer module in chitchat and networking BPP University Law School in Leeds will host small talk and networking lessons  Lessons will help students hold conversations and expand their ‘perspectives’ Networking students will benefit from moving chitchat to deeper conversations Done by asking out-of-the-ordinary questions and providing honest … Read more

Cambridge University given ‘generous gift’ from China software giant

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Cambridge University ‘received “generous gift” from Chinese software giant with links to country’s spy agency’ to fund engineering fellowship Cambridge University has followed Oxford in being linked with China’s Tencent  Software firm with links to China’s communist regime gave ‘gift’ to the university  The ‘generous gift’ helped Cambridge to fund research into quantum computers  By … Read more

Cambridge University ‘received “generous gift” from Chinese software giant Tencent

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Cambridge University ‘received “generous gift” from Chinese software giant with links to country’s spy agency’ to fund engineering fellowship Cambridge University has followed Oxford in being linked with China’s Tencent  Software firm with links to China’s communist regime gave ‘gift’ to the university  The ‘generous gift’ helped Cambridge to fund research into quantum computers  By … Read more

Ex-refugee lawyer becomes first person of colour to be named rector of Edinburgh University

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Ex-refugee lawyer becomes first person of colour to be named rector of Edinburgh University since role was created in 1858 Debora Kayembe fled Democratic Republic of Congo in 2004 and came to UK Mother-of-two, who has lived in Scotland since 2011, will take up role on March 1 Two other women have held the post … Read more

Lancashire police raid party where 30 Edge Hill University students were caught flouting Covid rules

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Police have raided an ‘absolutely ridiculous’ house party as 30 revellers breached coronavirus restrictions for a birthday bash. Officers were called to Ormskirk in Lancashire at 2.45am on Sunday to break up the rave allegedly hosted by Edge Hill University students. Some escaped by climbing out a window but the organiser – a 20-year-old woman – … Read more

Cambridge University could WITHDRAW offers of places after adding ‘over-subscription’ clause

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Cambridge University warns teenagers they could WITHDRAW offers of places after adding ‘over-subscription’ clause following exams chaos last summer Cambridge University has added ‘oversubscription’ clause to admissions policy Offers could be withdrawn if too many students meet their entrance criteria Comes after exam grading fiasco led to record number of A-Level pupils achieving good grades … Read more

Almost two-thirds of students say their mental health got WORSE under the university campus lockdown

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The mental health of university students has plummeted with almost two thirds now saying they are more unhappy now than when the academic year began. Students have faced a torrid year that has included long periods locked in their halls of residence amid outbreaks of coronavirus on campuses. They have were were closed down completely … Read more

Poor white teenagers are least likely group to go to university, watchdog warns

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Poor white teenagers in Britain’s ‘left behind’ ex-industrial and coastal towns are least likely group to go to university, watchdog warns They made up 90% of those in the bottom fifth of people likely to go to university Office for Students suggests more belief in equality of opportunity in big cities Decline of local institutions … Read more

University of York academics ‘cancel’ the three wise monkeys

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That’s bananas! University of York academics ‘cancel’ the three wise monkeys after deciding the centuries-old characters are an oppressive racial stereotype Art history conference organisers used image of them in promotional material They have long symbolised the proverbial ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ Image became popular in Japan in the 17th … Read more

University tuition fees will be frozen at £9,250-a-year maximum for another year

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University tuition fees will be frozen at £9,250-a-year maximum for another year as Government considers minimum entry requirements for students Tuition fees are set to stay at £9,250 as part of interim response to review  Proposals will be consulted on before Government makes final conclusion University & College Union says it is ‘not good enough’ and … Read more