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At least 3 dead, 5 injured in shooting at Michigan State University

At least three people were killed and five injured after a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University on Monday night, as law enforcement swarmed the main campus in East Lansing searching…

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Iran university students strike, piling pressure on rulers

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian university students pressed ahead with sit-down strikes on Tuesday in support of some of the biggest protests since the 1979 revolution, ignoring harsh warnings by elite…

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Harvard professor charged with lying about China ties faces trial

A Harvard University nanotechnology professor faces trial on Tuesday on U.S. charges that he lied to authorities about his ties to a China-run recruitment program and concealing funding he received from the Chinese government.…

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Malta: Queues complicate first day of University’s vaccination drive

Lecturers and staff at the University of Malta found themselves waiting in long queues on Wednesday, as a COVID-19 vaccination drive at the university's Msida campus got under way. Lecturers…

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Malta: University students concerned at hospital’s ‘already stretched resources’

The Kunsill Studenti Universitarji (KSU) and the Malta Medical Students Association (MMSA) have expressed concern that when Barts Medical School reaches full capacity, another 180 students will be added to…

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“Do it in your free time” – College professor tells student no breastfeeding during online lessons

Focus on your priorities. Breastfeeding can be done in your freetime. This is what a college professor in the United States told a young mother following an online course. This…

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More than 60 UK universities to meet thousands of European students online at the British Council’s first Europe-wide UK education fair

More than 7,000 students from EU and EEA countries are expected to join the British Council’s first fully online event promoting study in the UK. Undergraduate and postgraduate students will…

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UK government backs Microsoft and University of Cambridge mission to build better AI

The UK government is backing a multi-million-pound initiative to help researchers improve artificial intelligence so it can be used more effectively in key areas such as healthcare. The research program,…

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Risk that third of EU undergrads at UK universities could be forced to return home before completing their courses under no-deal Brexit

Top universities have warned that no-deal Brexit immigration plans are a "major own goal", because they will force over a third of EU undergraduates to leave Britain before they can…

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Brexit plan shows EU nationals are to pay more to study in England

EU nationals living in the UK are being urged to use European elections next month to protest against a government proposal to make future students from the bloc pay more…

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