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Jul- 2025 -31 July
Strike ballot opens at University of Leicester over redundancies dispute
The University and College Union (UCU) has opened a ballot for strike action at the University of Leicester following a dispute over university leadership’s refusal to rule out compulsory redundancies in the upcoming academic year. Staff in a number of academic departments, including chemistry, history, geography, film studies and modern…
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31 July
Hackney Council seeks community uses for former school sites
Hackney Council has invited organisations to repurpose a former Dalston primary school as part of wider plans for sites left empty after closures last year. News comes as a further four schools are set to close in summer 2025 due to falling rolls, with similar reviews expected. Groups are being…
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30 July
Brent Council announces schools merger ahead of rebuild project
Brent Council has announced that Malorees Infant and Malorees Junior schools are to merge into a single primary to allow for a full rebuild under a government programme. News comes as the council’s cabinet approved plans on Monday (28 July). The schools, which are currently federated, will become Malorees Primary…
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30 July
Universities warned to tighten controls on suspicious financial activity
Higher education institutions must remain alert to suspicious financial activity and implement effective controls to avoid breaching UK financial crime laws, law firm Pinsent Masons has warned. The call comes after the publication of the 2025 national risk assessment (NRA), the fourth major review of money laundering and terrorist financing…
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30 July
ChatGPT introduces ‘study mode’ to encourage learning for students
ChatGPT has introduced ‘study mode’, a new feature that will encourage students to “work through problems step by step instead of just getting an answer”. It comes as the platform acknowledged more students are turning to it to work through “challenging” homework problems, prepare for exams, and explore new concepts. …
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29 July
‘Sizeable minority’ of Scottish school boys hold sexist views, survey finds
A third of secondary school boys in Scotland believe girls who wear revealing clothing are “asking for trouble”, according to a survey from researchers at the University of Glasgow and first reported by The Times. The study surveyed 13,372 pupils aged 11 to 18 at 37 schools across the country.…
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29 July
University of Bristol to open first international campus in Mumbai
The University of Bristol is set to open its first ever international campus, having been granted approval by the Indian government to create a new campus in Mumbai. Due to open in summer 2026, the Mumbai Enterprise Campus will aim to bring together industry, academics, students and local community partners.…
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29 July
Peterborough greenlights plans for new 420-pupil primary school
Peterborough City Council has approved detailed plans for a new 420-pupil primary school and nursery as part of the Great Haddon urban extension, with construction due to begin this summer. The two-form entry school, which will provide 60 places in each year group and a nursery for up to 50…
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28 July
Surrey County Council approves £4.9m SEND investment
Surrey County Council’s cabinet has approved a further investment of £4.9m as part of its Additional Needs and Disabilities (AND) transformation programme. This investment means the council’s statutory Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) service can be expanded and restructured to meet the needs of children and families. The council…
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28 July
Brightstar to acquire 50% stake in Arden University
Private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Arden University in partnership with Global University Systems, the university’s current owner. Founded in 1990, Arden is a provider of flexible higher education, offering distance and blended learning degree courses to more than 40,000 students in…
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