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UK’s first ‘super-university’, merging Greenwich and Kent, to launch in September

The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institutionThe UK’s first “super-university”, which will merge the universities of Greenwich and Kent, is set to launch in September.The new London and South East University Group, to be known as the LASEUG, w...

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Education Aug 2, 2026

Inside Sydney’s hottest nightspot, where shoes are off, laptops are on and customers drink matcha

A ‘study cafe’ has opened on the site that once housed the radical Gould’s Book Arcade – and students are paying by the hour to be thereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a cavernous space once occupied by a radical bookshop, the big lights are off, laptops are out, lo-fi...

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Education Aug 2, 2026

‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’

New education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence alongside technical skillsLucy Powell has said she wants to be an ambitious “tiger mum” for all young people, whatever their route through education, after the government was accused...

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Education Aug 2, 2026

Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?

With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habitDo you feel that it’s harder to read than it used to be? Not harder to read emails, texts and social media posts, of course. We’re reading those all...

Education Aug 2, 2026

I’m all for the nanny state – but we should abolish fines for holidays in term time | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Some parents are sticklers for the rules, yet mass civil disobedience by parents in England and Wales suggests many agree with mePerhaps it’s my stage of parenthood, or the fact that I’ve been lying awake at night, but I think I have an idea that could secure the electoral future of the Labour party...

Education Aug 1, 2026

Solitude as a new aspirational lifestyle: 'We are not lonely'

A growing number of what the internet has dubbed "loneliness influencers" are spotlighting solo living without children or friends - and it's spurring debate.

Education Aug 1, 2026

Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row defends his work

Prof Jason Arday admitted errors in his work but said he was not a liar after attracting criticism online.

Education Aug 1, 2026

Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor

Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racismWhen the superstar academic Jason Arday took to the stage at the British Sociological Association’s 75th anniversary conference earlier this year, he del...

Education Aug 1, 2026

If you think kids will respect a robot teacher, you have never met a kid | Dave Schilling

A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom. Is this our educational future?What’s more harrowing than sending your child to school? Maybe getting stuck on a city bus that can’t drop below 55 miles per hour or it will explode, but that’s about it. Once your kid...

Education Aug 1, 2026

Stockton Nursery Celebrates Young Graduates Preparing for Primary School

Children at Rosedene Sunrise nursery have marked their transition to primary education with a special graduation ceremony. The celebration recognised their early years achievements and school readiness ahead of starting Key Stage 1 this September.

Education Jul 31, 2026

Squishies and ‘a fuzzy book’: 21 things tweens want for back-to-school season, according to tweens

We asked tweens what is on their school wish list this year – including squishy toys, roller skate shoes and water bottlesBack-to-school sales are unusually early this year. We found the 15 best deals for students and parentsSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, be...

Education Jul 31, 2026

Why is Oprah shutting down her elite girls' school?

US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey says the school for girls that she launched in South Africa nearly 20 years will close next year.

Education Jul 31, 2026

Calls grow ‘to flunk’ Portugal’s education minister amid exam marking fiasco

Fernando Alexandre’s push to digitise marking process deemed a failure with some students and parents contemplating legal actionPressure is growing on Portugal’s education minister to resign amid student and teacher protests over his handling of this year’s national school exams.Fernando Alexandre i...

Education Jul 30, 2026

College Republicans are fighting and the far right is benefiting: ‘It looks very childish’

Tensions in the national party are trickling down to US college campuses, where a newer student group is rapidly outflanking longstanding moderate rivalsWhen the Utah county clerk’s office announced last month that it was hiring Kai Schwemmer – an undergraduate at Brigham Young University and a righ...

Education Jul 29, 2026

Cyber-attackers take 607,000 records from Department of Education

The DfE says it is working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency.

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