The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 31, 2023

Student says he has been pressured to remove a reference to Antoinette Sandbach, a descendant of a slave merchant The former Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach has threatened the University of Cambridge with legal action after a historian named her as a descendant of merchants who enslaved his ancestors.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Scottish institution once again finishes ahead of Oxford and Cambridge in the Guardian’s 2024 rankings View the full guide St Andrews has cemented its lead as the best university in the country, pulling further away from Oxford and Cambridge in the latest Guardian University Guide. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Cambridge University scientists develop a device to ‘defossilise’ the economy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide Automated floating factories that manufacture green versions of petrol or diesel could soon be in operation thanks to pioneering work at the University of Cambridge.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We’re not sliding back to those days – we never left them behind. Working-class students comprise around 20% of undergraduates at the 24 Russell Group universities and an even lower percentage of postgraduates, with those who were entitled to free school meals comprising fewer than 4% of undergraduates at these universities.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest Major fossil fuel companies have committed tens of millions of pounds in funding to UK universities since 2022, it can be revealed, despite many of these institutions having actively pledged to divest from oil and gas. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

‘Self authorship’ is a right, argues Dr Farbod Akhlaghi, and people should make their own decisions on new jobs or having children Giving friends and relations advice about crucial life choices such as whether to take a new job or start a family is immoral, according to a new paper by a Cambridge philosopher.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Open letter signed by alumni who say they have benefited from the programme has been sent to vice-chancellor The University of Cambridge has come under fire after axing a mindfulness programme for students, at a time of mounting concern about young people’s mental health and suicides in higher education. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Campaign group calls for institutions to be accountable via short-term assessments after 59% missed goals The majority of UK universities have failed to meet their carbon reduction targets, figures reveal. The sector had a goal to reduce emissions directly controlled by institutions by 43% between 2005-06 and 2020-21. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MAY 23, 2023

Buying a private-school education in the UK used to be enough to get into Oxbridge or at the very least become prime minister, but the tide may be (slightly) turning. New research shows private-school pupils are up to a third more likely to get into Cambridge if they move to a state sixth form.

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Arday, 37, a sociologist, aims to inspire others from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds A renowned sociologist who was unable to read or write until the age of 18, and was working part-time in Sainsbury’s less than eight years ago, is to become the youngest black professor ever appointed at the University of Cambridge.

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The Guardian Higher Education

JUNE 19, 2023

Historic and contemporary pieces interrogate city and university’s connections to colonialism An exhibition by the Fitzwilliam Museum will explore Cambridge’s connections to enslavement and exploitation for the first time, both in the university and the city.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2023

Corporation denies breach of impartiality rules by ‘rigging’ show in favour of Oxford and Cambridge The BBC has rejected charges of elitism aimed at its University Challenge quiz show and defended allowing separate Oxford and Cambridge colleges to enter the contest while limiting other universities to one entry each.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Corporation rejects freedom of information request from campaigner who claims show is ‘rigged’ The BBC has been accused of “hiding” the extent of its Oxbridge bias on University Challenge in a deepening row about alleged elitism on the show.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2023

Trinity academic to establish how college benefited from slave trade in move to achieve ‘reconciliation’ A University of Cambridge college is to appoint an academic to examine its legacies of slavery.

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