to Prof Toope. Mark Lewisohn, deputy chairman of the University Council, said Prof Toope had had a

, Professor Toope said the increased intake of state school children at Cambridge – rising from

The University of Cambridge has aborted plans to enter into a ￡400m partnership with the United Arab Emirates amid claims the state used controversial hacking software, it has been reported. The proposed UAE-Cambridge Innovation Institute would have been a 10-year collaboration between Cambridge and" several educational, governmental, and corporate partners" in the UAE, according to documents leaked in July. However, the university has now broken off talks after the Gulf state was accused of usi

More than 50 students from disadvantaged backgrounds have been offered places on Cambridge University’s first-ever pre-degree course. Those who successfully complete the one-year residential course will be able to join degree programmes in arts, humanities or social sciences at the top institution without having to apply again. Cambridge said the programme is part of its bid to increase diversity and encourage students who may not have been able to reach their academic potential due to their cir

Oxford and Cambridge should not discriminate against private school students, the higher education minister has warned. Michelle Donelan said the Government “ strongly believes ” that all places should be awarded on merit and pointed out that many pupils who are educated at independent schools are there on scholarships. Speaking with The Telegraph she said she did not believe the country’s leading academic institutions are “ actively ” discriminating against fee-paying schools “ and nor should t

A Cambridge college has amended its guidance following accusations that it implied white people could not be victims of racism.As part of an anti-discrimination drive, Downing College published advice on how to report incidences of racism and “ micro-aggressions ”.... ‘Common sense thing to do’ Dr Arif Ahmed, a philosophy lecturer at Cambridge University, said it is “ important that the definition is about race rather than about colour ”, while another academic said the change was the “ common

A Cambridge college is encouraging students to report dons for “ micro-aggressions ”, despite the university’s vice-chancellor saying this was a “ mistake ”.... ' Divisive and inflammatory' The guidance defines racism as “ an ideology and a set of practices based on ideas of inherited white ‘racial’ superiority that normalises control, domination and exclusion over people of colour, while legitimating privilege and oppression ”.... Racist micro-aggressions are unacceptable in Downing and are n

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