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Israel boycott aims are misunderstood | Letter
ByGuardian staff September 19, 2025

The boycott targets institutions, not academics or the flow of ideas, writes Jonathan RosenheadYou report on the growing strength of the movement for an academic boycott of Israeli universities (Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli acade…

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Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war
ByNicola Davis Science Correspondent September 13, 2025

Educational bodies from Europe to South America are boycotting Israeli institutions, though Universities UK said it did not support the actionA growing number of universities, academic institutions and scholarly bodies around the world are cutting link…

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Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war
ByNicola Davis Science Correspondent September 13, 2025

Educational bodies from Europe to South America are boycotting Israeli institutions, though Universities UK said it did not support the actionA growing number of universities, academic institutions and scholarly bodies around the world are cutting link…

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UK to evacuate nine Gaza students with university scholarships
BySally Weale Education correspondent August 20, 2025

Move follows months of pressure from MPs, academics and campaigners, with dozens of other students still strandedNine students in Gaza with full scholarships to study at British universities have been told the UK government is working to facilitate the…

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‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focussed as an academic in Gaza
ByAhmed Kamal Junina August 19, 2025

It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matterI must admit: I write this piece while starving – too hungry to think clearly, too weak to sit upright for l…

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I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
ByRashid Khalidi August 1, 2025

The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossibleDear Acting President Shipman,I am writing you an open letter since you have seen fit to communicate the recent decisions of the Board of Trustees and t…

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I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump | Rashid Khalidi
ByRashid Khalidi August 1, 2025

The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossibleDear Acting President Shipman,I am writing you an open letter since you have seen fit to communicate the recent decisions of the Board of Trustees and t…

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The Gaza students with scholarships to UK unable to take up their places
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 25, 2025

Visa obstacles threaten to dash the hopes of 40 students due to start in September. Here are some of their storiesTime is running out for 40 students in Gaza who have been awarded full scholarships to study at some of the UK’s leading universities this…

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The Gaza students with scholarships to UK unable to take up their places
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 25, 2025

Visa obstacles threaten to dash the hopes of 40 students due to start in September. Here are some of their storiesTime is running out for 40 students in Gaza who have been awarded full scholarships to study at some of the UK’s leading universities this…

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Ministers urged to help students trapped in Gaza with places at UK universities
BySally Weale Education correspondent July 23, 2025

Forty people who have been offered scholarships unable to travel without biometric data they have no way of gettingPressure is mounting on ministers to intervene on behalf of 40 students in Gaza who have been offered full scholarships to study at UK un…

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