A leading neuroscientist caused a sensation by claiming crimes are the result of brain abnormalities. Laura Spinney investigates a slanging match between scientists and philosophers.

Guardian Book Blog

09.08.2025

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts | Ofsted | The Guardian

Exclusive: School leaders say plans lack precision and do not account for new Send education requirements

Guardian Book Blog

09.08.2025

Michael Evans obituary | University of Manchester | The Guardian

Other lives: Manchester University lecturer who became an authority on Karl Marx

Guardian Book Blog

08.08.2025

Harvard president reportedly says he is not considering $500m deal with Trump | Harvard University | The Guardian

Alan Garber told faculty a settlement with the White House is not imminent, according to Harvard’s student newspaper

Guardian Book Blog

08.08.2025

HMRC could claw back VAT from private school advance fee schemes, experts say | Private schools | The Guardian

More than £500m deposited with schools upfront by parents hoping to avoid tax

Guardian Book Blog

08.08.2025

Sir Kenneth Calman obituary | Medicine | The Guardian

Chief medical officer for England who advised on the BSE outbreak and later chaired the Commission on Scottish Devolution

Guardian Book Blog

08.08.2025

The history of racist science in British universities | Universities | The Guardian

Letters: Readers respond to the Edinburgh race report series of articles on the university’s reckoning with its historical links to slavery and colonialism

Guardian Book Blog

08.08.2025

Health experts urge ban on school materials backed by food, drink and gambling firms | Schools | The Guardian

Exclusive: Education secretary told sponsored resources misrepresent evidence about diets, alcohol and betting

Guardian Book Blog

08.08.2025

UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds | Universities | The Guardian

Exclusive: university staff report being pressured to change teaching and are told that Chinese surveillance is rife

Guardian Book Blog

08.08.2025

International student levy could cost English universities £600m a year | University funding | The Guardian

The proposed 6% surcharge has prompted warnings from vice-chancellors over its impact on budgets and global competitiveness

Guardian Book Blog

02.08.2025

Margaret Boden obituary | Philosophy | The Guardian

Cognitive scientist who explored how consciousness arises from biochemical interactions within the brain

Guardian Book Blog

02.08.2025

Oracy already exists in schools. Just look inside the drama studio | Drama and dance | The Guardian

Letters: Why do people dismiss this vital subject? asks Chris Walters. Plus Jeanette Hamilton on the importance of talking to children

Guardian Book Blog

02.08.2025

Ofqual admits massively exaggerating number of students getting exam assistance | Exams | The Guardian

Regulator for England withdraws statistics for students receiving assistance in A-Level and GCSE exams going back to 2014

Guardian Book Blog

02.08.2025

‘It wasn’t an error’: Ofqual boss defends regulator after withdrawn data row | Ofqual | The Guardian

Ian Bauckham says data apparently showing soaring extra time in A-levels and GCSEs was misunderstood, not wrong

Guardian Book Blog

02.08.2025

Schools fear second grading fiasco for GCSEs and A-levels | Exams | The Guardian

Heads are under pressure to carry out too many assessments and use data on previous pupils’ performance, teachers warn

Guardian Book Blog

01.08.2025

Illustrator Chris Riddell attacks school tests with 'Sats beasties' drawings | Sats | The Guardian

Children’s laureate and political cartoonist draws series of ‘grammar monsters’ in response to warnings that current system is bad for children

Guardian Book Blog

01.08.2025

Majority of inner London pupils on free meals going to university, data shows | Access to university | The Guardian

Inner-city FSM pupils in capital also twice as likely to gain places at selective universities as counterparts elsewhere

Guardian Book Blog

01.08.2025

Talking is the key that unlocks all education | English and creative writing | The Guardian

Letters: Dr Mike Davis, Chris Wills and Debbie Cameron respond to Simon Jenkins’ article on the benefits of oracy lessons

Guardian Book Blog

01.08.2025

High court upholds use of isolation booths in schools in England | Pupil behaviour | The Guardian

Ruling dashes hopes of campaigners who argue booths are stressful and stigmatising for pupils

Guardian Book Blog

30.07.2025

Harvard to comply with Trump officials’ demand to turn over employment forms | Harvard University | The Guardian

University to bend to administration demands but says it currently won’t share records of staff in student-only roles

Guardian Book Blog

30.07.2025

Many Jewish staff in Scottish universities reject IHRA definition of antisemitism | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

Letter: Prof Philip Wadler responds to an article about Edinburgh University reviewing its adoption of the IHRA definition

Guardian Book Blog

30.07.2025

International school students: rootless and without a home? | Students | The Guardian

Growing up between countries makes it hard to define home, says a student at an international school in Beijing

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Jewish leaders urge Edinburgh University to uphold antisemitism definition | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

Institution has said it is reviewing its support for IHRA’s definition as critics argue it restricts freedom of speech

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Another way we are failing an entire generation: we must teach young people to speak | Simon Jenkins | The Guardian

The PM promised to prioritise oracy lessons, but has failed to do so. Set against tests and exams, it is seen as a luxury: in fact it is essential, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Key people in Edinburgh University’s slavery and colonialism inquiry | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

University could rename buildings, events and prizes linked to historical figures named in its investigation

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

White House releases $5.5bn in education funds it had withheld | US education | The Guardian

Trump administration’s block on congressionally approved funding for states had prompted Republican backlash

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Harvard argues in court that Trump administration’s $2.6bn cuts are illegal | Harvard University | The Guardian

Ruling in university’s favor would reverse funding freezes that became cuts as Trump administration escalated fight

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Should you study something you love or a degree that will get you a job? | Aimee Wragg and Kerry Provenzano | The Guardian

Two students debate whether you should follow your head or your heart when it comes to picking your degree

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Edinburgh University could unadopt antisemitism definition after report into its colonial links | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

One of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities is reviewing whether to launch divestment drive and drop antisemitism definition

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

‘The real issue is change’: Edinburgh University’s first Black philosophy professor on racism and reform | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

Prof Tommy J Curry reflects on leading the institute’s slavery review – and why it must lead to meaningful action

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

How the riches of its graduates tied Edinburgh University to slavery | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

Alumni such as Robert Halliday Gunning helped the university raise the equivalent of tens of millions of pounds

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication | Harvard University | The Guardian

As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Campaigners targeting dozens of UK councils in push for four-day week | Four-day week | The Guardian

Move comes as South Cambridgeshire becomes first UK local authority to vote to make work pattern permanent

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Letter: Steven Rose obituary | Jonathan Rosenhead | The Guardian

Jonathan Rosenhead writes: Bricup was the first organisation anywhere formed specifically to promote the boycott of Israel’s higher education institutions

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

As the culture wars hit England’s schools, we teachers are being thrown into a minefield | Anonymous | The Guardian

With 16-year-olds soon able to vote, classroom debate has never been more vital. But how do you teach inclusivity while fielding accusations of ‘wokery’, asks a teacher

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Dame Stephanie Shirley obituary | Computer science and IT | The Guardian

A-level results in England expected to return to near pre-pandemic levels | A-levels | The Guardian

Carol Robinson: Society doyenne | Higher education | The Guardian

A-level maths results for 78 students withheld after leak of paper | A-levels | The Guardian

I'm not guilty - but my brain is | Science | The Guardian

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts | Ofsted | The Guardian

Michael Evans obituary | University of Manchester | The Guardian

Harvard president reportedly says he is not considering $500m deal with Trump | Harvard University | The Guardian

HMRC could claw back VAT from private school advance fee schemes, experts say | Private schools | The Guardian

Sir Kenneth Calman obituary | Medicine | The Guardian

The history of racist science in British universities | Universities | The Guardian

Health experts urge ban on school materials backed by food, drink and gambling firms | Schools | The Guardian

UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds | Universities | The Guardian

International student levy could cost English universities £600m a year | University funding | The Guardian

Margaret Boden obituary | Philosophy | The Guardian

Oracy already exists in schools. Just look inside the drama studio | Drama and dance | The Guardian

Ofqual admits massively exaggerating number of students getting exam assistance | Exams | The Guardian

‘It wasn’t an error’: Ofqual boss defends regulator after withdrawn data row | Ofqual | The Guardian

Schools fear second grading fiasco for GCSEs and A-levels | Exams | The Guardian

Illustrator Chris Riddell attacks school tests with 'Sats beasties' drawings | Sats | The Guardian

Majority of inner London pupils on free meals going to university, data shows | Access to university | The Guardian

Talking is the key that unlocks all education | English and creative writing | The Guardian

High court upholds use of isolation booths in schools in England | Pupil behaviour | The Guardian

Harvard to comply with Trump officials’ demand to turn over employment forms | Harvard University | The Guardian

Many Jewish staff in Scottish universities reject IHRA definition of antisemitism | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

International school students: rootless and without a home? | Students | The Guardian

Jewish leaders urge Edinburgh University to uphold antisemitism definition | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

Another way we are failing an entire generation: we must teach young people to speak | Simon Jenkins | The Guardian

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

Key people in Edinburgh University’s slavery and colonialism inquiry | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

White House releases $5.5bn in education funds it had withheld | US education | The Guardian

Harvard argues in court that Trump administration’s $2.6bn cuts are illegal | Harvard University | The Guardian

Should you study something you love or a degree that will get you a job? | Aimee Wragg and Kerry Provenzano | The Guardian

Edinburgh University could unadopt antisemitism definition after report into its colonial links | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

‘The real issue is change’: Edinburgh University’s first Black philosophy professor on racism and reform | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

How the riches of its graduates tied Edinburgh University to slavery | University of Edinburgh | The Guardian

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication | Harvard University | The Guardian

Campaigners targeting dozens of UK councils in push for four-day week | Four-day week | The Guardian

Letter: Steven Rose obituary | Jonathan Rosenhead | The Guardian

As the culture wars hit England’s schools, we teachers are being thrown into a minefield | Anonymous | The Guardian

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