Sat.Feb 04, 2023

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Brexit causes collapse in European research funding for Oxbridge

The Guardian - Higher Education

Oxford and Cambridge universities, once given more than £130m a year in total by European research programmes, are now getting £1m annually between them One of the UK’s most prestigious universities has seen its funding from a large European research programme plummet from £62m a year to nothing since Brexit, new figures show. The latest statistics from the European Commission reveal that Cambridge University, which netted €483m (£433m) over the seven years of the last European research funding

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Bethune-Cookman Students Protest Campus Conditions - Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Students at B-CU, a historically Black university in Daytona Beach, Fla., said there was mold growing in dorm rooms, a lack of hot water and air-conditioning, and more—and that the B-CU administration had ignored such problems for too long. During the protests, students demanded the removal of the entire Board of Trustees and that the university rectify the facilities problems and resume contract negotiations with Reed.

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Who’s going to be triggered by Northanger Abbey? It’s hardly Game of Thrones | Catherine Bennett

The Guardian - Higher Education

Greenwich University is warning students to prepare themselves for the ‘toxic friendships’ Jane Austen satirises in her novel Spoilers – but does it matter? Now Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is identified by a British university as a vehicle for potentially disturbing “gender stereotypes” and “toxic relationships and friendships”, perhaps the safest way to approach the satire is, if at all, second hand.

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Employer-College Collaboration Can Help Fix Skills Shortage - Peggy Bresnick, Fierce Education

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Employers complain they can’t find the right talent to fill positions, in terms of quantity, quality and diversity, so critical middle-skills positions go unfilled. At the same time, some students graduate from community colleges to discover they aren’t employable in their chosen field, or can’t find work that will earn a living wage. Employers don’t see them as ready for the workforce, according to a new report from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and Harvard Business Scho