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University staff to strike in December

11/16/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

from: BBC News Staff at 58 universities will go on strike, causing disruption for students in the run-up to Christmas.

VATICAN – Multiculturality and formation: the International Congress of Urbaniana University

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Vatican City – The annual International Congress of the Pontifical Urbaniana University is entitled “Multicultural communities for what formation?” and will be held at the university under the jurisdiction of the Congregation of “Propaganda Fide” from November 17 to 19, 2021. The Congress – which can be attended both in person and online, with simultaneous • Leggi tutto »

Durham University defends student sex work training

11/13/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

from: BBC News Durham University counters criticism it is “badly failing” students, saying it is keeping them safe.

University of Oxford starts new Ebola vaccine trials

11/11/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

Clinical trials are under way for a new Ebola vaccine developed by the University of Oxford. from: BBC News

John Cleese blacklists himself from Cambridge University event

11/10/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

from: BBC News The comedian withdraws from a Cambridge Union event after a speaker is banned over a Hitler parody.

Jewish students want University of Oxford explanation on Mosley donation

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from: BBC News Taking the donation from the Mosley trust has been “distressing” for Jewish students, their union says.

Covid: Face masks affect how we interact, says Cardiff University study

11/05/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

People tend to imitate others’ facial expressions to show empathy, researchers say.

University strikes: Academics at 37 institutions support action

11/04/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

The latest possible industrial action is part of a long-running dispute over pensions.

LSE becomes UK’s first carbon-neutral university

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The university has reduced direct emissions by 44% since 2005 following a £4.8m investment. from: BBC News

Sussex University free speech row professor quits

10/28/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

Protesters had tried to have Professor Kathleen Stock sacked for her views on gender identity.

VATICAN – A new “year of mission” at the Urbaniana University

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Vatican City – “In this university, the different disciplines will work together in search of truth and the common good. In this university, the cries of the poor will never be ignored. In this university, the local Churches will learn the ways of communion as one universal Church. Here all will breathe the air of • Leggi tutto »

Cambridge University college hands back looted cockerel to Nigeria

10/27/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

A ceremony is being held at a Cambridge college to mark the official transfer of ownership. from: BBC News

‘I left university and adopted my brother and sister’

10/23/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

from: BBC News When Jemma Bere’s family was in crisis, she made a split-second decision that changed the trajectory of her life.

Egypt imposes a vaccine mandate for all government workers and university students.

10/20/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

Officials expect major deliveries of doses by the end of the month to speed up the country’s vaccination efforts. From: New York Times

Covid-19: Enforceable vaccine passports in Scotland and university student refunds

10/18/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

from: BBC News Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.

Riba Stirling Prize: Kingston University complex named UK’s best new building

10/14/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

The prestigious Riba Stirling Prize for architecture is won by a Kingston University London complex.

Parents convicted in first university admissions scandal trial

10/08/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

The convictions of the two fathers mark the first jury trial in the university admissions scandal. from: BBC News

Hong Kong: University orders Tiananmen statue’s removal

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The statue at the University of Hong Kong commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. from: BBC News

University of Sussex backs professor in free speech row

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from: BBC News Anonymous protesters called for Professor Kathleen Stock to be fired for her views on gender identity.

VATICAN – Urbaniana University: for the first time the new General Secretary is a nun, a Scalabrinian missionary

10/02/2021 | Di valerio | Post comment

Vatican City – Sister Pietra Luana Modica, Scalabrinian, is the new Secretary General of the Pontifical Urbaniana University. The appointment was signed by Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokin Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Grand Chancellor of the missionary University. It is the first time since its founding in 1627 that • Leggi tutto »

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