Fewer than one in six female students chooses a STEM degree
Increased share of women in higher education overall masks continuing indifference towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics
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Canada and Australia lose allure for international students
US, with the looming possibility of a second Trump presidency, deemed a more reliable education prospect than its anglophone rivals
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Australian loan changes to wipe A$3 billion of student debt
While indexation change was widely anticipated, backdating of the measure was not
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Students occupy Warwick piazza over university’s ‘Israel ties’
Action to coincide with open day comes after widespread unrest on US campuses
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Foreign students ‘unfairly blamed’ for Australian housing squeeze
Students carry the can for rental spikes and record low vacancies while alternative causes are overlooked, says accommodation lobby
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Danish university admission cuts ‘endanger student mental health’
Government-mandated cuts to undergraduate admissions will ‘escalate competition’ for places, sector leaders warn
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Cautious experiment with AI in student counselling gets under way
US university tests use of technology in training mental health advisers, but experts foresee – and fear – wider application
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Canada imposes 24-hour work limit on international students
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce abuses and controversies in nation’s huge programme of international enrolment, Trudeau cuts back Covid-era 40-hour-a-week policy
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Columbia students fight back against protest crackdown
After more than 100 arrests at demonstration supporting Palestinians, students revive mass occupation, putting their president under new fire from briefly supportive Republicans
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Using games in teaching ‘boosts grades and student satisfaction’
Moving beyond ‘chalk-and-talk’ can have significant benefits, but many lecturers remain wary
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Filipino universities defend presence of Chinese students
Military is investigating whether international students in province adjacent to Taiwan pose national security risk
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Columbia cracks down on student protesters after Shafik hearing
Ivy League institution follows congressional spotlight with student arrests and suspensions
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‘Give academics studios’ to record lectures that engage students
Effective digital learning requires more than a camera in a classroom, says Ghanaian e-learning leader Eric Appau Asante
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Students embrace block teaching but some staff still unconvinced
UK universities that have made the switch to different teaching model say it boosts student retention and recruitment but staff burnout is real risk
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Call to train university staff how to pronounce students’ names
Study concludes that learning how to pronounce students’ names properly should be included in diversity and inclusion policies at universities ‘because it goes to the heart of people’s identities’