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universities

NOUN
institution of higher education
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NOUN
educational institution
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Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK, which represents 141 universities, said they were "grateful" to the government for increasing fees in line with inflation in England.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

An international consortium of researchers from universities, biotech companies and a U.S. military research institute developed an antibody designed to attack hantavirus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

An international research team from universities in Germany and China has now demonstrated the first true time-bin QKD system powered by an on-demand telecom semiconductor quantum dot device.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Canvas parent company Instructure confirmed this week that it was responding to a “security incident” affecting the platform, which is used by thousands of schools and universities nationwide.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Our counselor—Dr. Woodchurch, let’s call him—was a soft-spoken white man who’d gone to good universities and always wore khakis.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama