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Which University Has Been Voted The Best In The UK?

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 04.06.2013 | UK Universities & Education

The latest university league tables are out, and yet again the battle for the top was a two horse race between Oxford and Cambridge. Cambridge rega...

Healthcare on Campus

Patrick Thompson | Posted 24.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Patrick Thompson

Having spoken to an academic from UCL management it would appear that not everyone involved in the decision is keen on the idea of UCL losing its on campus health service. Noises, official and otherwise, have also been made about the idea of a new health centre being developed or GPP being renovated but as of yet nothing concrete has emerged.

Creating Entrepreneurs Now on the Curriculum in London

Alex Muller | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Alex Muller

A revolution has happened and over the last decade increasingly many undergraduates want something different. We want to start our own businesses - inevitably small at first, but hopefully large one day.

Lucy Sherriff

Students Under Fire Over Cancer Charity Event

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A student union officer has accused his fellow students of "scabbing" by hosting a Macmillan Cancer charity event for which Starbucks provided free co...

Men And Women 'Segregated At University Debate'

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education

An investigation is underway after reports that seating at another university debate was segregated between men and women. The Guardian claims a si...

Islamic Extremism on Campus - Is the Tide Turning?

Anne Marie Waters | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Anne Marie Waters

Though UCL deserves credit for standing up to medieval misogyny, a pattern has emerged in British universities in recent years in which Islamist extremists have been given free reign. I hope that UCL's brave stance is a sign that the tables are beginning to turn.

'Directly Contrary To Policy'

Posted 11.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

University College London has responded to a row over attempts to segregate the audience at a debate about Islam and atheism by their gender - saying ...

Segregated Seating Row At Islam Versus Atheism Debate

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK

An academic says he threatened to walk out of a debate hosted by the Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA) because organisers tried to segrega...

Lucy Sherriff

Student Leaders Censor 'Misogynist' Male From Running As Women's Officer

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A male student who "self-identified" as female before running for the women's officer position at his university claims he is being persecuted after b...

Censorship at UCLU?

Patrick Thompson | Posted 05.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Patrick Thompson

You are unlikely to have heard of Kirk Sneade and, once this week is over you will probably never hear of him again. For readers who exist outside of the University of London bubble Sneade can be best described as the most controversial, and some would say interesting, candidate in a student election for a long time.

PHOTOS: Anti-War Activists Target Tony Blair's UCL Speech

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Anti-war protesters gathered outside the University College London (UCL) on Tuesday as former prime minister Tony Blair gave a speech to mark the open...

'Shameful Day' For UCL As Blair To Speak At Secret Event

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A leading London university has been criticised by anti-war campaigners over a "secretive" speech being made by former prime minister Tony Blair. U...

How Twitter Saved Bletchley Park - Live From Brazil

Mark Hillary | Posted 26.11.2012 | UK Tech
Mark Hillary

Dr Black visited Brazil recently and toured the country lecturing on Bletchley Park and Alan Turing - 2012 being the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Turing.

Cambridge Stripped Of 'Best University In The World' Title

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The UK can no longer boast of having the best university in the world after Cambridge was knocked off the top spot by a US institution. The prestig...

Freshers' Week Is Important for Everyone

Sebastian Salek | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Sebastian Salek

The exams are done, the results are in, and next month a new band of fresh-faced young'uns will be pulling up outside universities across the country, ready to embark on the 'best years of their lives' and hopefully get a degree in the process.

Second University Forced Into Climbdown on Unpaid Jobs

Sally Hunt | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Sally Hunt

An advert for an unpaid research post was taken down yesterday just 30 minutes after the University and College Union (UCU) released a statement condemning the practice of getting researchers to work for free. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=420773&c=1

Universities - Open for Business Together

Stephen Caddick | Posted 07.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Stephen Caddick

At a time of economic and financial crisis, we should expect our universities to carefully consider what they can do to make the UK a more compelling place to carry out business. But it's not just about what universities can or should do for business - working with business can add immeasurably to continue producing world class research.

City Workers Need To Siestas In Hot Weather... Find Out How To Take The Perfect Nap (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 30.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Workers may need to adopt Mediterranean-style working habits, such as the 'siesta', suggests the author of the Shaping Cities For Health report publis...

Enough Adrenaline - Time for a Better Prescription for Economic Health

Stephen Caddick | Posted 28.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Stephen Caddick

Universities must also do more in helping to shape the entrepreneurs and business leaders of tomorrow. The students I meet at UCL are more commercially-savvy than ever, with many chomping at the bit to start their own businesses.

Impact Of Tuition Fee Hike To Be Monitored

PA | Posted 27.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education

An independent commission has been established to monitor the impact of increased university fees in England over the next three years, it was announc...

Claims English Students Performed Poorly Rubbished By UCL

PA | Posted 07.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Claims that England has been plummeting down international pupil performance tables cannot be justified, a study has suggested. Launching a White P...

Underwear, Lubricants, Whips and Nappies... What Else Has Oxford University Put Its Stamp On?

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 07.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Oxford University is currently fighting to protect its New College trademark which is under threat from philosopher AC Grayling. The procedure of t...

University Lecturer Receives Suspended Sentence After Schoolgirl's Death

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

University lecturer Brian Dodgeon has been handed an eight-month suspended sentence for two years after a schoolgirl died at his home when she took a ...

New Body To Tackle Health Inequalities Of Rich And Poor

PA | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

A new institute to tackle health inequalities will be launched. The organisation will receive £1 million from the Department of Health over...

UCL's Malcolm Grant and Extremists: Making it up as he Goes Along

Hasan Afzal | Posted 24.12.2011 | UK Politics
Hasan Afzal

Compared to previous years, the number of hate preachers invited by University Islamic Societies this year has been relatively low. However, an upcoming guest of the UCL Medical School Islamic Society has dampened our hopes.