Former world champion biker Barry Sheene has rejected orthodox cancer treatments in favour of natural remedies. Diane Taylor on the main alternatives to traditional medicine.

Guardian Book Blog

22.06.2025

Five books to read before starting medical school | Students | The Guardian

How can you prepare for a medical degree? Try reading some books that will open your mind

Guardian Book Blog

21.06.2025

‘It’s life and death’: parents of baby killed at nursery call for mandatory CCTV | Early years education | The Guardian

Nursery worker would not have been convicted of Genevieve Meehan’s manslaughter without footage, parents say

Guardian Book Blog

21.06.2025

Top state school students wary of elite universities | Students | The Guardian

High-achieving state school students say poor advice and a lack of confidence stopped them from aiming high

Guardian Book Blog

21.06.2025

UK's top universities urged to act on classism and accent prejudice | Higher education | The Guardian

Investigation finds widespread evidence of students being ridiculed over their backgrounds

Guardian Book Blog

21.06.2025

Councils face millions in extra Send costs as overhaul delayed | Special educational needs | The Guardian

High-needs deficits kept off council books for two more years in England, but some say it prolongs financial pain

Guardian Book Blog

20.06.2025

Pupils in England face lost learning from flooding and extreme heat, study finds | Schools | The Guardian

School leaders call for action on adaptation measures as DfE research warns of potential impact of climate crisis

Guardian Book Blog

20.06.2025

Students in England now graduate with average debt of £53,000, data shows | University funding | The Guardian

Student Loans Company figures show 10% jump in a year as individuals increase borrowing to meet cost of living

Guardian Book Blog

19.06.2025

English universities barred from enforcing blanket bans on student protests | Higher education | The Guardian

Office for Students guidance urges ‘very strong’ approach to permitting lawful speech on campus

Guardian Book Blog

19.06.2025

London’s BSix college helped me gain qualifications and integrate into British society | Education | The Guardian

Letter:Fatim Nikoulare, who came to the UK as an unaccompanied minor, is saddened by the loss of A-levels at a college that helps disadvantaged learners

Guardian Book Blog

19.06.2025

The Asian century is gaining momentum: universities must prepare | Universities | The Guardian

China is a growing power in research and innovation. Universities wanting to stay at the vanguard of scientific discovery should cast their eyes east

Guardian Book Blog

18.06.2025

June's country of the month: Denmark | Tefl | The Guardian

Guardian Book Blog

18.06.2025

Kim Woodburn | Students | The Guardian

TV cleaner

Guardian Book Blog

17.06.2025

GCSEs are outdated. It’s time to ditch them | GCSEs | The Guardian

Letters: Readers respond to Sally Weale’s article about whether the exams taken in year 11 are still fit for purpose

Guardian Book Blog

17.06.2025

GCSE and A-level papers being sold on social media for £1 | Exams | The Guardian

The papers from last year’s cancelled exams are being used by many schools in England this summer

Guardian Book Blog

17.06.2025

‘Anything but inclusive’: No school places for three disabled sisters | Special educational needs | The Guardian

Couple find they have less support than when they were foster parents

Guardian Book Blog

16.06.2025

Sir Geoff Palmer obituary | Heriot-Watt University | The Guardian

Grain scientist whose work was important to the brewing and distilling industry and who became a distinguished campaigner for racial equality

Guardian Book Blog

16.06.2025

If these bones could talk | Research | The Guardian

The Homo floresiensis find proved how little we know about our species. Tim Radford meets Chris Stringer, who is piecing together the messy evidence of human evolution.

Guardian Book Blog

16.06.2025

Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI | Higher education | The Guardian

Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating – and experts says these are tip of the iceberg

Guardian Book Blog

15.06.2025

Imperial College splits from University of London | Higher education | The Guardian

The University of London has lost one of its most prestigious member institutions with the announcement that Imperial College is to become independent.

Guardian Book Blog

15.06.2025

Cult following | Higher education | The Guardian

Evangelical groups are recruiting hard on Britain's campuses

Guardian Book Blog

14.06.2025

Mary Midgley obituary | Philosophy | The Guardian

Philosopher who brought a sharp critical intelligence and a gift for vivid metaphor to her writing on human behaviour

Guardian Book Blog

14.06.2025

Lewinsky to study psychology at LSE | Higher education | The Guardian

Monica Lewinsky, who shot to fame as a White House intern under the US president Bill Clinton, is to study for a masters degree at the London School of Economics.

Guardian Book Blog

14.06.2025

High court dismisses challenges against adding VAT to UK private school fees | Private schools | The Guardian

Surcharge was a Labour party manifesto commitment at the 2024 general election

Guardian Book Blog

13.06.2025

'Women have been woefully neglected': does medical science have a gender problem? | Universities | The Guardian

Women’s symptoms are ignored and their health problems are under-researched. What’s going wrong?

Guardian Book Blog

12.06.2025

‘The impact has been profound’: the headteacher bringing play back to the classroom | Teaching | The Guardian

Tina Farr has put play-based learning at the heart of lessons at her Oxford primary – with ‘phenomenal’ results

Guardian Book Blog

11.06.2025

Staff and students fight loss of A-levels at London college helping disadvantaged learners | A-levels | The Guardian

BSix in Hackney gives pupils a second chance academically but new owner wants to focus on vocational courses

Guardian Book Blog

11.06.2025

‘They are making young people ill’: is it time to scrap GCSEs? | GCSEs | The Guardian

They have shaped the fortunes of young people in the UK for four decades. But now even the former education secretary who introduced these exams wants to see them abolished ...

Guardian Book Blog

11.06.2025

Ofsted criticised over training manual linking autistic children to extremism | Ofsted | The Guardian

National Autistic Society says guidance risks stigmatising traits amid concern over number of autistic children referred to Prevent

Guardian Book Blog

11.06.2025

Private and state schools bid to kill off GCSEs | GCSEs | The Guardian

A coalition of educators seeks alternative exams after summer algorithm chaos during Covid crisis

Guardian Book Blog

11.06.2025

NUT school teachers strike in England and Wales – live coverage | Education | The Guardian

Richard Adams: Live coverage as thousands of schools in England and Wales are affected by the national strike called by the National Union of Teachers over pay, pensions and working conditions

Guardian Book Blog

10.06.2025

Minding our language on the use of Americanisms | Linguistics | The Guardian

Letters: Readers share their views on the evolution of the English language, in response to an article by Elisabeth Ribbans on the use of ‘gotten’

Guardian Book Blog

10.06.2025

The joy of being a eunuch | Research | The Guardian

Having unexpectedly become a eunuch, Richard Wassersug, a professor in the department of anatomy and neurobiology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, did not despair, says Marc Abrahams

Guardian Book Blog

09.06.2025

Free school meals extended but winter fuel changes could tax dead pensioners’ families | School meals | The Guardian

Insiders describe chaotic process of reinstating payment and ‘dire optics’ of proposal to claw it back from wealthy pensioners who might die before tax returns are processed

Guardian Book Blog

08.06.2025

'Landlords have raised their game': how to find a student flat after clearing | Clearing | The Guardian

Worried about where to look for accommodation if you got a university place through clearing? Don’t panic – there are still plenty of options

Guardian Book Blog

07.06.2025

Hedge fund orders London-based analysts back to office five days a week | Hedge funds | The Guardian

Man Group’s temporary move comes as it tries to recover from spell of poor performance amid Trump tariff war

Guardian Book Blog

07.06.2025

Why people fall for pseudoscience (and how academics can fight back) | Sian Townson | The Guardian

Ingrained cognitive biases play a role, as does inverted snobbery about educational privilege. But we must battle on, says this scientist

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Crows surprise researchers with advanced tool use | Research | The Guardian

Trench talk: a guide to first world war slang | Education | The Guardian

‘I feel completely drained’: young professionals swamped by ‘infinite workdays’ | Work-life balance | The Guardian

Fruit cure for cancer? | Science | The Guardian

Five books to read before starting medical school | Students | The Guardian

‘It’s life and death’: parents of baby killed at nursery call for mandatory CCTV | Early years education | The Guardian

Top state school students wary of elite universities | Students | The Guardian

UK's top universities urged to act on classism and accent prejudice | Higher education | The Guardian

Councils face millions in extra Send costs as overhaul delayed | Special educational needs | The Guardian

Pupils in England face lost learning from flooding and extreme heat, study finds | Schools | The Guardian

Students in England now graduate with average debt of £53,000, data shows | University funding | The Guardian

English universities barred from enforcing blanket bans on student protests | Higher education | The Guardian

London’s BSix college helped me gain qualifications and integrate into British society | Education | The Guardian

The Asian century is gaining momentum: universities must prepare | Universities | The Guardian

June's country of the month: Denmark | Tefl | The Guardian

Kim Woodburn | Students | The Guardian

GCSEs are outdated. It’s time to ditch them | GCSEs | The Guardian

GCSE and A-level papers being sold on social media for £1 | Exams | The Guardian

‘Anything but inclusive’: No school places for three disabled sisters | Special educational needs | The Guardian

Sir Geoff Palmer obituary | Heriot-Watt University | The Guardian

If these bones could talk | Research | The Guardian

Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI | Higher education | The Guardian

Imperial College splits from University of London | Higher education | The Guardian

Cult following | Higher education | The Guardian

Mary Midgley obituary | Philosophy | The Guardian

Lewinsky to study psychology at LSE | Higher education | The Guardian

High court dismisses challenges against adding VAT to UK private school fees | Private schools | The Guardian

'Women have been woefully neglected': does medical science have a gender problem? | Universities | The Guardian

‘The impact has been profound’: the headteacher bringing play back to the classroom | Teaching | The Guardian

Staff and students fight loss of A-levels at London college helping disadvantaged learners | A-levels | The Guardian

‘They are making young people ill’: is it time to scrap GCSEs? | GCSEs | The Guardian

Ofsted criticised over training manual linking autistic children to extremism | Ofsted | The Guardian

Private and state schools bid to kill off GCSEs | GCSEs | The Guardian

NUT school teachers strike in England and Wales – live coverage | Education | The Guardian

Minding our language on the use of Americanisms | Linguistics | The Guardian

The joy of being a eunuch | Research | The Guardian

Free school meals extended but winter fuel changes could tax dead pensioners’ families | School meals | The Guardian

'Landlords have raised their game': how to find a student flat after clearing | Clearing | The Guardian

Hedge fund orders London-based analysts back to office five days a week | Hedge funds | The Guardian

Why people fall for pseudoscience (and how academics can fight back) | Sian Townson | The Guardian

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