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Italy's culture minister goes back to university

A small group of anti-fascist campaigners protested outside the Sapienza University in Rome where Alessandro Giuli was taking the final oral exam for the degree he started in the 1990s

Prophet Muhammad image controversy rages on as US university staff demand president's resignation

After a professor was dismissed for showing the depictions, faculty have voted that Fayneese Miller should step down over mishandling the issue

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Professor Banksy? Anonymous street artist to get honorary professorship at UK university

The award will apparently be conferred to an empty chair as the artist—whose identity is secret—will not be attending the University for the Creative Arts ceremony

Is art history under threat? UK universities see 28.5% drop in the subject in past decade

Latest figures show decline in first year students choosing humanities degrees in favour of business, agriculture and medicine

'Taking us back to the dark ages': UK-Europe exchange programme Erasmus hangs in the balance

Art history academics speak out as impending Brexit deadline threatens European partnership

Courtauld lecturers take eight-day strike action over pay inequality and the ‘strain’ of working conditions

Striking staff say funding is channelled towards art institute’s multi-million pound redevelopment project