Category - universities

Keep university research free of arms company influence, say students

staff writers — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:20:41 +0000

Students across Britain yesterday joined protests against universities' links with the arms trade. They called for an end to university arms investments and to the involvement of arms companies in academic research.

Universities accepting millions from arms companies

staff writers — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:31:46 +0000

A report published today (Tuesday) has revealed that 26 top UK universities have received contracts for at least £725 million over six years in sponsorship by arms companies and public military bodies with over 1,900 projects funded in this way

Jesse Jackson calls for more black students at UK universities

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:01:19 +0000

US civil rights leader the Rev Jesse Jackson, speaking at the launch in Oxford of a programme aimed at increasing the number of black students in higher education, has challenged universities to reflect the diversity of society.

Universities told how to use Christianity to sack staff

staff writers — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:19:37 +0100

Universities with Church of England foundations have been told to emphasise their Christian credentials to make it easier to dismiss staff who don’t share those values, reports The Times Higher Education Supplement.

Welcome for agreement between NUS and Christian Unions

Press Office — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:53:28 +0100

The Christian think-tank Ekklesia has welcomed guidance on good relations on university and college campuses, drafted and agreed by the National Union of Students (NUS) and UCCF (which helps coordi

Students explore use and abuse of the Bible

staff writers — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Students from across the UK will gather together this coming weekend at the Student Christian Movement's annual conference to explore the theme of Reading the Bible - against a backdrop where there is increasing public concern aout the way religious texts are often abused by extreme and fundamentalist movements.

University moves to ban civil partnerships on campus

staff writers — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:07:00 +0000

The heads of a university closely aligned to the Church of England plan to ban civil partnership ceremonies on campus.

SCM joins calls for mediation not legal action in Christian Union student row

staff writers — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:34:26 +0000

The Student Christian Movement, a long-established organisation on university and college campuses across the UK, has joined calls for a positive, mediatory approach to disagreements between evangelical Christian Unions and Students Unions.

Evangelicals initiate legal action despite removal of university 'ban'

staff writers — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:36:09 +0000

More questions are being raised about the agendas of Evangelical lobby and campaign groups in universities after it emerged that Exeter University's Evangelical Christian Union initiated legal action against its own students' union and university - although it was aware that the sanctions they were protesting against were no longer in force.

Evangelical students reject mediation, choose court battle

staff writers — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:31:06 +0000

Evangelical students at Exeter University have rejected an offer of mediation and have chosen to take legal action against their Student Guild and University.