Wisconsin Universities Chief Defies Board’s Push for Resignation
Jay Rothman, the president of the state university system, said he had received no explanation for why regents want to oust him.
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Sex at arm’s length? Male octopuses use specialised arm to mate, scientists find
Sensory organ in male cephalopod, known as hectocotylus, able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner
Sex might seem an intimate act, but scientists have shed fresh light on how octopuses manage it at arm’s length.
Male octopuses use a specialised arm called the hectocotylus to place a package of sperm inside the female’s reproductive system.
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Nigeria: VC Warns New Students Against Social Vices At Matriculation
[Leadership] Students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai (IBBUL) have been warned against any form of social vices inimical to their academic pursuit as the institution matriculated 4,937 new students for 2025/2026 academic session .
Nigeria: JAMB Releases 2026 Mock Utme Results, Delists 20 CBT Centres
[Leadership] The results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mock conducted on Saturday, 28th March 2026, have been released.
Nigeria: How I Overcame – I Farmed, Worked As Guard to Acquire Varsity Education – Haruna
[Leadership] A Mass Communication graduate of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Umar Haruna, has shared his inspiring journey of self-reliance, revealing how he farmed and worked as a security guard to fund his education from kindergarten to graduation.
Nigeria: Maduka University Matriculates 967 Students, Reinforces Focus On Innovation and Sustainability
[Premium Times] The ceremony, held at the university’s international stadium, drew dignitaries, academics, and stakeholders from across the South-East and beyond.
NEU leader says schools ‘running on empty’ as he challenges Labour on education record
Daniel Kebede tells delegates, government’s education policies fall short as he signals growing support for Greens’ among teachers
The leader of the UK’s biggest education union has torn into the government’s record on schools, accusing Labour of letting down the nation’s children and failing to deliver on its promises for education.
Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education...
South Africa: Manamela Calls for Disability Inclusion in Higher Education Systems
[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has called on African universities to fundamentally rethink inclusion, stressing that disability must be treated as a central design principle rather than an afterthought.
Uganda: Use Library to Improve Academic Performance, Air Force Tells Entebbe Students
[Nile Post] The Deputy Commander Air Force, Major General David Isimbwa, representing the Commander Air Force, Lieutenant General Charles Okidi, has urged students of Entebbe Air Force Secondary School to responsibly utilise the newly commissioned multi-million library to enhance their academic performance.
South Africa: From Survival to Solution
[UCT] When Matome Lethwane arrived at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2019, he carried with him a dream shared by many young people in the developing world: to build a better future through education.
Liberia: The Unfinished Business of Education in Liberia – an Urgent Call to Action
[FrontPageAfrica] “(PresidentAhmed Sekou Toure (May his soul continue to rest in peace))Students do not change, but you (government) have changed.” – At the TRC-Dr. Henry Boima Fahnbulleh, Jr.
Zimbabwe: Teachers’ Union Withdraws From Constitutional Hearing Process
[New Zimbabwe] THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has announced its withdrawal from the ongoing Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) public hearings, citing a collapse of democratic integrity.
Nutrition Will Now Be Required in Medical Schools After RFK Jr. Pressure
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for medical schools to redesign curriculums, an agency that oversees dozens has deleted diversity standards and added nutrition.
Bard College Is Split Over Its President and His Epstein Ties
Leon Botstein saved Bard from near ruin. Now, as an outside firm conducts a review, the campus is home to arguments about his legacy and future.
Nigeria: Thirty Students Hospitalised After Exposure to Toxic Chemical
[Premium Times] “Several students began vomiting and fainting, forcing the school management to call for ambulances from the State General Hospital, Ijebu Ode,” the vice principal said to reporters.
Africa: From Hunting Demons to Fighting for Gender Equality – Audrey Nuna Calls for Greater Investment in Girls’ Education At the United Nations
[Spotlight Initiative] UNITED NATIONS, New York – Grammy-winning artist Audrey Nuna – known to many as the singing voice of Mira in the film ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ – used her first appearance at the United Nations to call for greater investment in education for girls.
Nigeria: 30 Students, Teacher Hospitalised in Ogun School Gas Leak
[Daily Trust] At least 30 students and one teacher have been reportedly hospitalised following a gas leakage at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests
Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving
Pupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England.
Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text...
Teachers made ill by rats and hit by toaster receive share of £15m payout
Details about compensation for personal injury awarded to UK school staff revealed by NASUWT
A teacher who became ill from a rat infestation and another who was injured after a pupil threw a toaster and chair are among UK school staff who received a share of £15m paid out in compensation.
The details were revealed by the NASUWT union ahead of its annual conference in Birmingham later this week,...
Chris Rokos: the camera-shy billionaire behind the biggest UK university donation in modern times
The 55-year-old is one of the most successful hedge fund managers of his generation
When Chris Rokos decided to donate a record £190m to the University of Cambridge to set up a “school of government” this week, it became the latest mega project carried out in the hedge fund billionaire’s name.
The publicity-shy tycoon has spent much of the last decade presiding over one of England’s most...
Lawsuits Are the New Trump Tactic in the Fight to Overhaul Education
Trump officials have faced dozens of lawsuits over their aggressive efforts to force change in universities and school districts. Now Trump lawyers are taking schools to court.