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Edinburgh joins UK universities heading for strikes as cuts spread through entire sector
Welcome classes for students at the University of Edinburgh this year didn't focus on the lectures, seminars and essays expected. Instead, students were told about how their education was going to fit in around the strikes planned for this year, which for many will effectively wipe out a term of teaching. “This term I've got two courses and my dissertation.
MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese 'front company' stealing research
MI5 has issued a rare public warning to UK universities that China's intelligence service is using a front company to pay for research by UK academics and steal the secrets of hi-tech projects. Britain's domestic security service said researchers and academics should cease work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), sometimes also known as the China Academy of General Technology (CAGT).
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England
Teenagers are to be offered a range of new vocational GCSEs under a radical shake-up of the school system in England designed to tackle a crisis that has left nearly a million young people out of work or training. From 2029, pupils will be able to supplement compulsory GCSE subjects such as English, maths and sciences with courses such as construction, creative media production and child development, marking the biggest changes to the qualification for more than a decade.
Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England
Teenagers are to be offered a range of new vocational GCSEs under a radical shake-up of the school system in England designed to tackle a crisis that has left nearly a million young people out of work or training. From 2029, pupils will be able to supplement compulsory GCSE subjects such as English, maths and sciences with courses such as construction, creative media production and child development, marking the biggest changes to the qualification for more than a decade.
Revealed: the university courses students regret – and those they don't
Gloomy headlines might claim that a degree is less worthwhile than it once was, but one sliver of good news is that the most recent graduates don't regret their time on campus. When those who graduated in the summer of 2024 were surveyed 15 months later, more than eight out of 10 said they would still go to university ahead of any other option, despite a media drumbeat of pessimism about graduate jobs and increasing levels of student debt.
Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English
Experts have criticised the plan, saying the number of young people not in education, employment or training is likely to increase as long as GCSE failure rates remains high. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images The government’s plans to make young people continue studying maths and English if they fail GCSEs could be demotivating and ineffective, according to education experts and school leaders after retake pass rates slumped this year.
GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
Almost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths while results in English improved across the board, helping to propel improved GCSE results for this year's cohort of 16-year-olds. The stronger performances in maths helped pupils taking GCSEs in year 11 reach a record level for higher grades in England outside the Covid pandemic years, when exams were replaced by teacher assessments.
GCSE results: Almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
Almost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths while results in English improved across the board, helping to propel improved GCSE results for this year's cohort of 16-year-olds. The stronger performances in maths helped pupils taking GCSEs in year 11 reach a record level for higher grades in England outside the Covid pandemic years, when exams were replaced by teacher assessments.
Jason Arday found dead after resigning from Cambridge over plagiarism claims
Jason Arday, the black academic who resigned last week as a professor at the University of Cambridge , has been found dead at his home in south London. The Metropolitan police said officers were called to Arday's address by the London ambulance service after 3pm on Friday. A spokesperson for the Met said: “A 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.
UK universities face 'financial crisis' amid collapse in international students
University leaders are warning of financial turmoil in British higher education after new figures suggested a collapse in international student numbers would deprive the sector of vital income and undermine its future. The sector's leaders called on the government to rethink the levy on international student fees imposed under Keir Starmer, as a former universities minister warned there was a risk of a university “going under” because of the financial crisis.
Students set new records for A-level grades in bumper year
Sixth-formers have basked in a summer of record-breaking exam results in academic and vocational subjects, allowing more than a quarter of a million 18-year-olds to go on to higher education. The proportion of students in England gaining the highest grade of A* in A-level subjects rose to 9.7%, up from 9.4% last year, setting a new record outside the pandemic era, when exams were scrapped.
Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday
The University of Cambridge has announced a review into the way it vets and hires senior academic staff in an effort to fend off external and internal criticism of its appointment of Jason Arday as a professor.
Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism
Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, has resigned after the university announced he was to face new investigations into his qualifications and career. Arday, who had been dogged by a growing series of questions over his academic work and credentials, issued a statement on Wednesday night, saying the "relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love".
Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism
Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, has resigned after the university announced he was to face a new investigation into his qualifications and career. Arday, who had been dogged by a growing series of questions over his academic work and credentials, issued a statement on Wednesday night, saying the “relentless accusations, speculation and public commentary have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love”.
Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism
Updated Wed, 5 August 2026 at 8:16 pm UTC Jason Arday is the youngest black person to be appointed a professor at the University of Cambridge.Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, has resigned after the university announced he was to face new investigations into his qualifications and career.
Cambridge announces investigation into professor accused of plagiarism
Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, is to face investigation by the university after what it called “new information” regarding his qualifications and career. Cambridge initially defended Arday – the youngest black professor appointed in the university's history, with a compelling life story of educational disadvantage – as “the victim of a vile campaign”.
Cambridge announces investigation into professor accused of plagiarism
Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism and embellishment, is to face investigation by the university after it said it received “new information” about his qualifications and career. Cambridge initially defended Arday – the youngest black professor appointed in the university’s history, with a compelling life story of educational disadvantage – as “the victim of a vile campaign”.
UK Issues The Provision Of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026
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UK Issues the Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026
In Short The Situation: Businesses acquiring, promoting or developing land in the United Kingdom will soon be required to disclose certain contractual control rights to HM Land Registry under a new transparency regime. Failure to comply may result in criminal liability and restrictions on dealing with affected land. The Development: On 8 June 2026, the UK government issued the Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 ("Regulations").
Current Thinking: Why Behind-The-Meter Energy Is Reshaping UK Real Estate
Jones Day are most popular: within Strategy topic(s) In Short The Situation: The United Kingdom is experiencing high electricity prices, chronic grid connection delays and surging demand from data centres, electric vehicles and heat pumps. The Development: A structural shift is emerging in the United Kingdom towards "behind-the-meter" (or off-grid) energy solutions. This is reshaping how real estate is valued and developed.
Current Thinking: Why Behind-the-Meter Energy Is Reshaping UK Real Estate
In Short The Situation: The United Kingdom is experiencing high electricity prices, chronic grid connection delays and surging demand from data centres, electric vehicles and heat pumps. The Development: A structural shift is emerging in the United Kingdom towards "behind-the-meter" (or off-grid) energy solutions. This is reshaping how real estate is valued and developed.
As temperatures soar in baking Britain, how are workers coping in the heat?
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With temperatures in the UK approaching record levels for June, people are being advised to avoid exercise and unnecessary travel. So how do you work in this heat? We look at how various sectors of the economy are coping with unprecedented temperatures, and how working practices will have to adapt to increasingly frequent heatwaves that are predicted to be longer and more intense owing to the global climate emergency.
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Failure to plan for rising temperatures has left UK’s schools sweltering
To see the UK's failure to plan for the impacts of climate crisis, look no further than Beaconsfield primary school in west London – where a building more than 100 years old copes with extreme temperatures better than its neighbour, built less than 10 years ago. "I've got two buildings on my site – the older building is a Victorian-Edwardian-style building. It's roughly 130 years old. That building is constructed with solid brickwork, very thick walls.
Building safety – legal responsibilities for residential estate management
Understanding these obligations is essential for RTM and RM directors, leaseholders, and managing agents to ensure legal compliance and, importantly, the safety of residents. Risk management and safety cases APs must identify, assess, and manage fire and structural risks to ensure residents’ safety. PAPs must prepare and maintain a building safety case; a comprehensive, evidence-based document that demonstrates how risks are controlled.
UK universities warn of cuts for impoverished students if dire funding issues continue
Richard Adams Education editor Vice-chancellors have said they may need to cut hardship support for impoverished students and reduce outreach activities aimed at disadvantaged groups if the dire funding struggles at universities continue.
‘Attainment at all costs' approach could undermine SEND changes, school leaders in England say
Richard Adams Education editor Changes to special educational needs provision in England could be thwarted by “academic attainment at all costs” policies that prioritise exam results and punish inclusive schools, headteachers have said in response to a government consultation.
Sons of jailed Saudi scholars urge Cambridge to drop plans to train Riyadh’s defence staff
The families of two scholars facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia have appealed to the University of Cambridge to drop proposals to run staff training courses for Riyadh’s defence ministry.
King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University
The merger would result in King’s taking on another 5,000 mainly postgraduate students.Photograph: Jeffrey Blackler/Alamy (Photograph: Jeffrey Blackler/Alamy) King’s College London has agreed to merge with Cranfield University, creating a new UK “super-university” that would rival many of its international competitors in size and research output.
King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University
King’s College London has signed an agreement to merge with Cranfield University, creating a new UK “super-university” that would rival many of its international competitors in size and research output. The merger would result in KCL taking on another 5,000 mainly postgraduate students and become the second largest mainstream university in the UK, with about 47,000 students, overtaking the University of Manchester and behind only University College London.
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Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution's future. The university's administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was at risk of redundancy after its leadership said it could run out of money by 2031.
Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns
A student passing through a college campus at Cambridge University. Photograph: burcintuncer/Getty Images Cambridge University’s business school is seeking to provide “leadership development” and “innovation management” to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry despite concerns over its government’s record on human rights and climate change, the Guardian has learned.
Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns
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Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns
Cambridge University’s business school is seeking to provide “leadership development” and “innovation management” to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry despite concerns over its government’s record on human rights and climate change, the Guardian has learned. Cambridge’s leadership has approved a proposal by the university’s Judge business school to form a “memorandum of understanding” with the ministry for services and training, after an initial introduction by the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns
Cambridge University’s business school is seeking to provide “leadership development” and “innovation management” to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry despite concerns over its government’s record on human rights and climate change, the Guardian has learned. Cambridge’s leadership has approved a proposal by the university’s Judge business school to form a “memorandum of understanding” with the ministry for services and training, after an initial introduction by the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
Real Insight | Spring 2026
Welcome to the spring 2026 edition of Real Insight, our UK real estate update. In real estate finance, we provide our thoughts on trends in back leverage dynamics, and we explain the key provisions of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, which continues the government's significant reform of the residential sector.
'Close to zero impact': US study casts doubt on effect of phone ban in schools
Strict bans on mobile phones in schools have “close to zero” impact on student learning and show no evidence of improvements in attendance or online bullying, a study has found. Researchers at US universities including Stanford and Duke looked at nearly 1,800 US schools where students' phones were kept in locked pouches and found little or no differences in outcomes compared with similar schools without strict bans.
Advarer mot slurv med gass: – det er enorme krefter i en flaske
Gisle Lian Olsen i Bogass på Kongsvinger opplever at mange ikke er gode nok på sikkerhet. Grillsesongen er i gang, og stadig flere bruker gass både hjemme og på tur. Nå advarer fagfolk mot slurv og manglende vedlikehold. Feil håndtering kan få alvorlige konsekvenser.
Advarer mot slurv med gass: – det er enorme krefter i en flaske
Gisle Lian Olsen i Bogass på Kongsvinger opplever at mange ikke er gode nok på sikkerhet. Grillsesongen er i gang, og stadig flere bruker gass både hjemme og på tur. Nå advarer fagfolk mot slurv og manglende vedlikehold. Feil håndtering kan få alvorlige konsekvenser.
Sussex University overturns £585,000 fine as High Court rejects free speech breach claim
Richard Adams Education editor Sussex University has overturned a £585,000 fine from England's higher education watchdog after the high court rejected claims that the university breached free speech regulations in a case involving its former professor Kathleen Stock.
Teaching in classes grouped by ability does not hamper progress of less able pupils, study finds
Richard Adams Education editor Teaching pupils in classes grouped by ability improves the results of high-flyers but does not affect the progress of less able children, according to a study that upends decades of debate over mixed-ability education.
Sharp fall in number of children entering reception classes in London
Richard Adams Education editor Schools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital. London's boroughs will have nearly 3,000 fewer infants aged four enrolling at the start of the next school year in September, according to school place offers announced by local authorities across England.
Office for Students faces judicial review over public funding for Bible colleges
A university regulator in England has failed to investigate potential breaches of laws protecting academic freedom at a dozen theological colleges and is now facing legal action, the Guardian has learned.
Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs
Lawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who said their criticisms of the government's policy changes were motivated by profit. Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) annual conference, Phillipson said the special educational needs overhaul outlined last month would “move the system away from the very adversarial system that we have, where parents have had to fight so hard for support”.
Short tempers and legal threats: UK teachers report rise in problem parents
Teachers are used to outbreaks of rudeness and defiance from their pupils, but are now saying parents are some of the worst offenders and affecting staff mental health, according to a headteachers' union.
Schools in England sidelining dressing-up for World Book Day, MPs hear
Schools in England are moving away from pupils dressing up as their favourite literary characters for World Book Day, with experts telling MPs they feared the cost of costumes undermined efforts to increase reading for pleasure.
Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees
The court of appeal has rejected the latest challenge to the addition of VAT to private school fees, telling parents they have the option to home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools.
Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns
Kiran Stacey and Richard Adams Teachers and schools face “a huge ask” implementing the government's special needs proposals affecting hundreds of thousands of children, according to education leaders and MPs who otherwise gave the plans a cautious welcome.
Parents of children with Send give changes in England a mixed response
Parents of children with special needs say they are relieved that the government's long-awaited overhaul will avoid significant disruption for their families – but told the Guardian they fear getting help will remain a struggle.
The impact of Send changes in England: four likely scenarios for children
About a million state school pupils are categorised as having special educational needs. Photograph: Stuart Boulton/Alamy How will children and their families be affected by the government’s overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision in England’s schools? That will depend on their age, with the bulk of changes not taking effect until 2030, according to the white paper and consultation documents.
Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in England's schools
Plans to halve the attainment gap between the poorest pupils in England and their more affluent peers will be set out by the government on Monday. The schools white paper will detail proposals to change the criteria under which schools receive funding to support the most disadvantaged students. Disadvantage funding is now allocated based on how many pupils at a school receive free school meals – generally available to children from families with an annual income of less than £7,400.
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