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Signal Brief, Saturday, 7 Nov 2026
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Peru decree lets public universities use works-for-taxes scheme for El Niño repairs
Public universities covered by Law No. 29230 in emergency-declared areas can use faster procedures to contract private-sector maintenance work until 31 December 2027.
HKUST hosts forum marking three decades of Putonghua proficiency testing in Hong Kong
PSC examiners and Putonghua teaching and testing bodies in Hong Kong met education officials to take stock of the test after 30 years.
Women make up 51% of KNUST's 18,535 new students as applications top 70,000
KNUST's 2026/2027 fresh students, 16,222 undergraduates and 2,313 postgraduates, enter a cohort in which women now outnumber men.
Caltech hires Towson University's Stephanie Shea as general counsel from January 2027
Caltech's senior leaders, Board of Trustees and Jet Propulsion Laboratory colleagues will be advised by a new general counsel from 6 January 2027.
Exeter-led £20 million research hub to create ten brain health clinics on dementia risk
The University of Exeter leads a £20 million hub that will set up ten brain health clinics intended to help the NHS reduce dementia risk.