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Hackers steal data from students at six UK universities in global cyber attack targeting US-based cloud computer provider Blackbaud Blackbaud paid hacker an undisclosed ransom after promised all data destroyed Said hacker did not access credit card information or bank account details The attack happened in May but was not publicly addressed until this month University … Read more
1) University of Glasgow 31% of total tuition income paid by Chinese students £70million estimated income from Chinese students 10% of students from China 2) University of Liverpool 29% of total tuition income paid by Chinese students £89million estimated income from Chinese students 19% of students from China 3) University of Sheffield 26% of total … Read more
As relations between the West and China plummet to new depths, we can at least take comfort from the fact that many of our leading academic institutions are still enjoying a healthy collaboration with their Chinese equivalents. Or can we? At times of conflict, the very word ‘collaboration’ has unfortunate connotations. An investigation by the … Read more
Struggling universities must tackle ‘cancel culture’ and ‘demonstrate commitment to free speech’ to be handed emergency loans, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says Struggling universities must meet specific criteria to qualify for emergency loan Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said they must commit to free speech Universities must ensure student union funding caters to all students’s needs … Read more
Universities minister Michelle Donelan said it was a ‘struggle to understand how we can justify vice-chancellors being paid two, three times the amount of the prime minister’ Pay cuts among university vice-chancellors during the coronavirus pandemic should continue after lockdown because their salaries should not be ‘excessive’, the universities minister has said. Michelle Donelan, 36, highlighted that … Read more
British universities are warned not to censor themselves or water down ideas to appease China amid fears Beijing could punish institutions that speak out on issues like Hong Kong China expert Kerry Brown said that offending Beijing was ‘never difficult’ He added that it has become even easier under the rule of President Xi Jinping … Read more
At least 13 universities are at risk of closure amid a financial black hole in the sector of up to £19billion due to the pandemic, research suggests. They may need Government bailouts, debt restructuring or mergers to survive. And up to 20 universities could go to the wall if there is a significant second spike of … Read more
British universities will be told how to protect themselves from Chinese meddling after years of attracting thousands of lucrative students from China Universities UK will introduce the country’s first security guidelines of their kind Politicians fear Chinese research contributions will be used as political leverage The guidelines will address cyber and physical security on university campuses … Read more
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, announced Wednesday that they will donate $120 million to support scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. The donation, the largest of its kind, will be split between Spelman College, Morehouse College and the United Negro College Fund, which will each receive $40 million. Calling it … Read more
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, announced Wednesday that they will donate $120 million to support scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. The donation, the largest of its kind, will be split between Spelman College, Morehouse College and the United Negro College Fund, which will each receive $40 million. Calling it … Read more