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December 20, 2025

Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn

Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain strandedThe UK government...

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November 06, 2025

China-critical UK academics describe ‘extremely heavy’ pressure from Beijing

Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targetedUK academics whose research is...

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November 02, 2025

UK rule change allows some Palestinian scholars to bring families from Gaza

Previous visa policy had forced the students ‘to choose between their education and their family’Some Palestinian students taking up scholarships at...

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October 02, 2025

Trump offers universities a choice: Comply for preferential funding

Who needs peer review? Plan offers easier grants to schools that agree to limits. ...

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July 29, 2025

Tuesday briefing: The story behind the Edinburgh University ‘skull room’ – and a reckoning over its history

In today’s newsletter: What a landmark inquiry into the university’s slavery connections found - and what the institution is going to do about itGood...

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July 29, 2025

Jewish leaders urge Edinburgh University to uphold antisemitism definition

Institution has said it is reviewing its support for IHRA’s definition as critics argue it restricts freedom of speechJewish leaders have urged the...

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