Unitary authority in Kent, Medway Council governs the Medway Towns since 1998.
Howard University has reinstated roughly 200 of 502 first-year students who were removed from its roster after missing a July 10 payment deadline or failing to meet other enrollment conditions; the school says each case will be reviewed. In the UK, the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent have formed the London and South East University Group (LASE/LASEUG), a four-campus group of more than 50,000 students that will launch on 7 September.
Rapid, non-invasive endometriosis tests are being rolled out to shorten the nine-year average diagnosis wait. Campaigners and patients welcome the shift after years of dismissals and delays in diagnosis.
Southern Water executives and three others are accused of conspiring to defraud the Environment Agency and Ofwat by creating artificial no-flow events at wastewater plants to dodge environmental checks. The case, tied to operator self-monitoring, has included court challenges and a push to end self-monitoring. The matter will proceed at Medway Magistrates’ Court.
The London and South East University Group (LASE) has merged two mid-ranking institutions to create one of the UK’s largest university systems, with more than 50,000 students across campuses in London, Medway and Kent. The move is designed to deliver economies of scale and greater regional impact amid rising financial pressures, while keeping Greenwich and Kent as distinct divisions within the new group.