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Cambridge agrees to hold independent inquiry into Jason Arday appointment

Vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice says she recognises the ‘difficult case’ has damaged the universityCambridge University’s leadership has bowed to internal pressure for an independent investigation into its appointment of Jason Arday as professor, with its vice-chancellor admitting the affair had da...

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Education Aug 12, 2026

Cambridge review into Jason Arday post will be independent, university says

Vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice in a letter to staff says she shares concerns raised about Jason Arday's appointment as professor.

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Education Aug 11, 2026

University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal

Prof Wyn Evans, who raised concerns over treatment of female staff at Institute of Astronomy, was subject to ‘baseless’ investigation, judge rulesA University of Cambridge whistleblower who alleged bullying of female staff inside the university’s Institute of Astronomy has won a tribunal against his...

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Cambridge agrees to hold independent inquiry into Jason Arday appointment

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Cambridge review into Jason Arday post will be independent, university says

Vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice in a letter to staff says she shares concerns raised about Jason Arday's appointment as professor.

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University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal

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Education Aug 11, 2026

An HBCU has banned durags and bonnets. That reinforces anti-Blackness | AD Carson

Tuskegee University’s dress code is a marker of a harmful politics of respectability. In my academic career, it’s become all too familiarIn anticipation of the coming school year, the president of Tuskegee University, Dr Mark A Brown, sent welcome letters to students and their parents last month. Pa...

Education Aug 11, 2026

Good luck if you’re waiting for A-level results. Just don’t ask me what to do next | Zoe Williams

I’m all in favour of university – but I don’t have to pay the enormous feesIn one of the most poignant vox pops I ever did, I wasn’t even looking for Neets, AKA young people who aren’t in education, employment or training. I was just looking for people on the streets near Liverpool with enough time...

Education Aug 11, 2026

Could you predict which children will be Neets? No – and it’s unfair to ask that of teachers | Daisy Christodoulou

The idea of government adviser Alan Milburn sounds laudable. But it’s asking too much of a system already struggling to meet society’s demandsWhen you go to the dentist, what do you expect? That they will check your teeth, see if you need any fillings, give you some advice on oral hygiene? You proba...

Education Aug 10, 2026

What is an apprenticeship and how much is the pay?

Apprentices split their time between training and working - and are paid by their employer.

Education Aug 10, 2026

Average student in England leaves university with £47,700 debt - is a degree worth it?

With rising tuition fees and living costs, do higher graduate earnings cover the cost of a degree?

Education Aug 10, 2026

Government piling debt on to future graduates in England, analysis finds

Exclusive: Report warns of ‘ticking timebomb’ as cost of higher education ‘falls overwhelmingly on the individual’The government is piling mountains of debt and higher tax rates on young people heading to university, according to analysis into the “ticking timebomb” of costs faced by future students...

Education Aug 10, 2026

How much parents could save from September's new school uniform rules

Parents should not have to buy more than three branded items, plus a tie for secondary schools.

Education Aug 9, 2026

The Guardian view on the two cultures: bridge the divide, starting with A-levels | Editorial

Seventy years after CP Snow warned of estrangement between the sciences and arts, breadth in education should be encouragedAfter the playwright Tom Stoppard died last year, one of the most striking tributes to his work came from a clinical scientist. Michael Baum explained in the British Medical Jou...

Education Aug 9, 2026

Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England

Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’The parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice may be “rife” across England.Genevieve Meeha...

Education Aug 9, 2026

Cockroach protests: parents of Indian students who took their own lives reveal pressure of leaked exam papers and resits

The number of student suicides in the country has risen steeply in the past 10 years and many families blame education system mismanagement as a contributing factorWhen the Indian government announced the resignation of its education minister in late July after weeks of protest, there were widesprea...

Education Aug 8, 2026

Your university clearing survival guide ahead of results day

From listing your potential outcomes to picking up the phone, this is how to get the most out of clearing.

Education Aug 8, 2026

‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom

Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?If you set out to design from scratch a tool to facilitate authoritarian rule, it would look exactly like AI. You would cherish it for its ability to...

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