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Antisemitism on campus

Schools roadshow helps Jewish students to be their proud selves at university

I-gnite’s scheme prepares sixth-formers for campus life

By Ben Conway

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The Absocs advised students on their mental health during this period (Photo: Instagram)

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By Jane Prinsley

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An exterior shot of Kirkland Hall on the campus of Vanderbilt University and (inset) a maths problem allegedly set by one of the college's professors

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Vanderbilt University launches investigation after maths professor sets question on Israeli ‘occupation’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Influencers Hussain Makke, Batool Subeiti, Mohammad Khani and Hassan al-Qadri have all been listed as speakers at Absoc events across UK campuses (Photo: JC / Instagram / YouTube screenshots)

Universities

Fears over web of pro-Iran student groups across UK

By Jane Prinsley

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At the Kotel: senior secondary school leaders on their PaJeS trip to Israel

Jewish secondary schools

School report: what Israel taught me about preparing young people for the future

By Charlie Kelsey

2 min read

Edinburgh University activists took over the Old College quad in 2024, demanding that the institution divest from Israeli-linked companies (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

By Sophie Dunoff

The stress of campus life is taking a profound toll on our children

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A student protester outside King's College London on October 7 2025 (Image: Getty)

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UK Jewish student pushed down stairs and others faced ‘genocide’ questions, chaplaincy group reveals

By Mark Wood

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‘Anti-Zionists want to target Jews without looking racist – the USSR gave them the perfect playbook’

Anti-Zionism is not a reaction to Israel but a political movement in its own right, argues sociologist Shaul Kelner

By Jane Prinsley

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January 14, 2026 11:49

Anti-Israel demonstrators protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024 (Image: Getty)

UK government ‘ignored’ UAE warning about Islamist extremism in British universities

Former presidential adviser says situation prompted UAE to block state funding for study in UK, researcher Khaled Hassan flags

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

January 12, 2026 17:08

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Image: Getty Images)

UAE stops funding students coming to Britain over fears of Islamist radicalisation

The Gulf state has for years criticised the British government’s refusal to proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

January 9, 2026 14:10

Protesters from a number of London universities attend a pro-Palestine demonstration, on the second anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel that killed more than 1200 people and took 251 hostages, October 7, 2025 (Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Qatar is the top foreign funder of American universities according to new data

Cornell University is the top recipient of Doha cash, but the school’s president denies that it has any influence on the institution

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

January 8, 2026 18:37

Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, November 3, 2023 (Credit: Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images)

Francesca Albanese ‘removed’ as affiliated scholar of Georgetown University

US sanctions were placed on the controversial UN special rapporteur on Palestinian territories in July

By Siam Goorwich

2 min read

December 24, 2025 12:08

Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Palestinian territories, appears to have been dropped by Georgetown University (Picture: Getty Images)

Nuclear scientist shot dead at Massachusetts home

US police launch homicide investigation after Nuno Loureiro dies from gunshot

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

December 17, 2025 12:26

Award-winning scientist Nuno Loureiro died from gunshot wounds inflicted at his home on Monday (Photo: MIT/Jake Belcher)

Teacher told Columbia class that Theodor Herzl was an antisemite, inquiry hears

The report also found the university’s Middle East faculty was largely staffed by anti-Zionists

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

December 10, 2025 12:38

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through the Columbia University campus to mark one year of the war between Hamas and Israel, October 7, 2024 (Credit: KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Jewish students are not hiding – we’re proudly showing up to have fun’

University student Sofia Hakimian insists Jewish pride is louder than ever on campuses and engagement is soaring

By Sofia Hakimian

3 min read

November 28, 2025 14:47

Rise and shine: student Sofia Hakimian (left) and Avital Cohen at a university challah bake

By William Hague

As Oxford Chancellor, here’s my plan to confront extremism in UK and make free speech flourish

Lord Hague’s address to Oxford Chabad Society on antisemitism and free speech

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November 24, 2025 12:04

A student activist waves a Palestinian flag at a pro-Palestine encampment at Oxford University on May 6, 2024 (Photo by Laurel Chor/Getty Images)

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Universities

Schools roadshow helps Jewish students to be their proud selves at university

Student society gives advice on ‘collective grief’ after Khamenei killed

Vanderbilt University launches investigation after maths professor sets question on Israeli ‘occupation’

Fears over web of pro-Iran student groups across UK

School report: what Israel taught me about preparing young people for the future

The stress of campus life is taking a profound toll on our children

UK Jewish student pushed down stairs and others faced ‘genocide’ questions, chaplaincy group reveals

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