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Oxford versus Cambridge: it’s an age-old rivalry between two towns and their prestigious universities that dates back centuries. But as a tourist choosing a day trip from London, which architecturally alluring, history-packed city should you favour? Both destinations are easily walkable, have myriad attractions and offer parks for basking in the spring sunshine. Here’s how to pick between these two collegiate beauties. How to reach Oxford and Cambridge from LondonBoth cities are a train ride away from the UK capital. From London King’s Cross, there are several trains an hour to Cambridge and o...
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The survey, which asked over 1,000 students about their experiences managing housing costs at university, also revealed that 7% experienced homelessness during their studies. "The results of this year's survey are deeply concerning, and highlight how life in a cost of living crisis is at risk of becoming the new normal for students," Save the Student's Communications Director, Tom Allingham, said. Which European countries have the highest and lowest salaries?In January 2024, the government announced that Maintenance Loans in England would see a 2.5% increase for the 2024/25 academic year mirro...
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Fourteen Dutch universities are working on a programme to significantly reduce the number of foreign students in order to favour locals. Many universities work nearly exclusively in English, with their focus on the international labour market. The Netherlands is very popular among students from around the world, with numbers having tripled in the last decade. Greek students protest government plan for private universitiesNearly one-third of foreigners choose to live and work in the Netherlands after getting their diplomas. However, this can leave few places for young Dutch people, who can have...
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Fidoe is one of the minds behind the UK's first new university with degree-granting powers since the 1960s—the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS). He argues that specialising alone will fall short in a world grappling with intricate challenges like climate change and AI; instead, one must embrace interdisciplinary studies. My Wildest Prediction is a podcast series from Euronews Business where we dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries. In this sixth episode, Tom Goodwin talks with Ed Fidoe, founder and CEO of The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), about the future ...
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Higher education is costly due to the tuition fees and living expenses. The debt burden is a significant factor that may affect individuals’ decisions to invest in university education. In the UK, for example, a quarter of students do not think going to university is worth it, Ipsos found in a recent survey of May 2023. The main reasons for this opinion are fees (49%) and student loan debt (42%). More than a third (37%) also believe they do not need to go to university to get a good job. In 2016, Aviva’s research had revealed more than one in three (37%) British millennials (18-35 years old), ...
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Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing. She faces accusations of being unable to "definitively affirm" that advocating for the genocide of Jews on campus would breach the school’s conduct policy. Harvard’s first black president announced her departure just months into her tenure in a letter to the Harvard community. In her letter, she said it has been “distressing to have doubt cast on my commitments to confronting hate and to upholding scholarly rigor - two bedrock values that are fundament...
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Las Vegas (AFP) - The gunman who killed three people and injured another at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas was an academic who had applied for a professorship but was not hired, US media reported Thursday. The incident at UNLV, a short distance from the gambling hub's tourist-packed Strip, marked the latest shooting in a country plagued by gun violence, and comes six years after Las Vegas suffered one of the worst mass shootings in US history. Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill on Wednesday said there were three confirmed deceased victims and that the attacker was shot dead by police. A fou...
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Las Vegas (AFP) - Three people were killed and another seriously injured by a gunman who was shot dead by police at a US university on Wednesday. The incident at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a short distance from the gambling hub's tourist-packed Strip, was the latest in the United States, where gun violence is a part of the fabric of daily life. "Three of the victims are confirmed deceased," Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill told a press conference. He said a fourth victim had been critically injured by the shooting but that condition later upgraded to stable. The identity of the shoot...
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Las Vegas (AFP) - At least three people were hospitalized after a shooting at a US university on Wednesday, police said, with the suspect dead. The condition of the three victims was not immediately clear after the incident at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but it was the latest in a country where gun violence is a part of the fabric of daily life. "No more threat to the community," Sheriff Kevin McMahill of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said on social media. "The suspect is deceased. Right now, we know there are 3 victims, but unknown extent of the injuries. That number could...
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New York (AFP) - A prestigious US university has suspended two student groups that organized protests against Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza, saying they violated campus policies. Gerald Rosberg, Columbia University's chair of the special committee on campus safety, said Friday that Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace would be suspended throughout the fall semester. "This decision was made after the two groups repeatedly violated University policies related to holding campus events, culminating in an unauthorized event Thursday afternoon that proceeded despite warn...
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