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28 December

Australian government clarifies student support rules

28 December

Nigerian students ‘opt for Canada over UK’ after dependants ban

27 December

Ukraine’s war is not over, but Putin has already lost the future

The Russian invasion has only engendered a fierce and united front to preserve freedom of enquiry and freedom of expression at all costs, says John Austin

By John Austin

28 December

Ministers must put trust in universities, says outgoing Nobel v-c

27 December

There is nothing wrong with using lawyers in sexual misconduct cases

27 December

The 10 most popular THE rankings stories of 2023

A look at the most-read THE university rankings articles from the past 12 months

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Promoting learning with TikTok: 10 tips for engaging students

By Chris Clarke

AI ‘lab partner’ designs and executes its own experiments

By Tom Williams

21 December

Arizona cuts student aid and freezes hiring, but defends sports

20 December

US faculty promise fight to protect academic freedom

20 December

Study abroad: US students all but absent from China

19 December

Lifelong Learning Entitlement: ‘let people study what they want’

28 December

Ukraine’s war is not over, but Putin has already lost the future

By John Austin

28 December

Nigerian students ‘opt for Canada over UK’ after dependants ban

27 December

Know what you’re for, and deliver – THE Awards winners’ secrets

22 December

Indian exemption blunts Australian work rights revocation

19 December

Study abroad: US students all but absent from China

19 December

Rising Chinese student preference for creative arts ‘can help UK’

18 December

Tokyo axes tuition fees for large families to boost universities

By Pola Lem

12 December

Australian government clarifies student support rules

28 December

Ministers must put trust in universities, says outgoing Nobel v-c

27 December

Shortened work rights ‘complicate’ skills drive

26 December

Anonymised applications ‘aid early career access to research kit’

20 December

News

Lifelong Learning Entitlement: ‘let people study what they want’

LLE can overturn ‘mad idea’ that university must happen between ages 18 and 21, says David Latchman, stepping down as Birkbeck v-c after 21 years

28 December

Australian government clarifies student support rules

Paperwork pain eases, revenue pain rises as universities confront new year

28 December

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Nigerian students ‘opt for Canada over UK’ after dependants ban

Professor says Nigerian students feel ‘targeted’ by Westminster policies

27 December

Ministers must put trust in universities, says outgoing Nobel v-c

27 December

Shortened work rights ‘complicate’ skills drive

26 December

Hundreds of attacks on universities recorded in last two years

23 December

Know what you’re for, and deliver – THE Awards winners’ secrets

22 December

Higher education for good: finding optimism in uncertain times

22 December

Prague university shooting leaves 14 dead and dozens injured

By Tom Williams

21 December

Ministers urged to ready response to major university going bust

21 December

AI ‘lab partner’ designs and executes its own experiments

By Tom Williams

21 December

We think the same, say identical twin researchers studying twins

By Emily Dixon

21 December

Know what you’re for, and deliver – THE Awards winners’ secrets

Winning entrants focused their efforts where the need was greatest and embraced innovation to maximise impact

22 December

The Guv’nor: Power relations in the maritime and academic economies

In John Gilbey’s seasonal tale, the sharks are circling the vice-chancellor of the University of Rural England. But the fishing village to which he flees is not as innocent as he depicted it in his doctoral thesis. And its power-brokers are every bit as terrifying as those on the Regional Economic Regeneration Committee

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The joys and trials of academic homecomings

Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life. As the festive family reunion season gets into full swing, we hear from those who have returned to their native countries – and some who perhaps never will

Opinion

By John Austin

Ukraine’s war is not over, but Putin has already lost the future

The Russian invasion has only engendered a fierce and united front to preserve freedom of enquiry and freedom of expression at all costs, says John Austin

28 December

There is nothing wrong with using lawyers in sexual misconduct cases

By having their own lawyers, panels can ensure all positions are considered regardless of who else (if anyone) has appointed one, says Andrew Brown

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If international students are welcome, UK policy and rhetoric must show it

The UK government must pledge to maintain the graduate route and confine its review to genuine abuse, says Jamie Arrowsmith

Campus leaders shouldn’t be judged on their political pronouncements

By Nicholas Dirks

21 December

So you want a chair for Christmas. Are you sure?

By Ron Iphofen

20 December

UK universities must do far more to develop skills for an AI-first world

By Steven Spier

19 December

Students are ‘learning’ about Israel-Hamas from TikTok. We must step up

By Eli Gottlieb

18 December

World policy

A crashed F-16 in Afghanistan, symbolising Afghan academics' declining optimism

Afghan universities are losing their scholars and students

As academics are replaced by religious scholars, those that remain fear the worst, while student interest is plummeting, says an Afghan observer

Editor's pick

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Closing the UK’s graduate route will hit Indian enrolment and UK growth

The global battle for talent means attracting students who simply can’t and won’t choose the UK if post-study work is curtailed, says Sanam Arora

The newsroom blog

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In the bleak midwinter

As the year ends, the problems facing universities seem to be stacking ever higher. But will a general election next year bring any respite?

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Talking leadership

By Tiya Thomas-Alexander

Julie Sanders on making the vice-chancellor job ‘less lonely’

Royal Holloway head discusses decentralising university leadership and tapping into the creative industry in Surrey

4 December

Ahmad Dallal on encouraging career changes

The American University in Cairo’s first Arab leader on helping people reskill, serving the community and taking on the ‘necessary evil’ of administration

10 November

Michel Mawad, president of Lebanese American University

Michel Mawad on riding out the storm in Lebanon

Michel Mawad fights to keep the lights on at Lebanese American University and its teaching hospitals, and to keep staff while supporting students amid economic and political crisis. But he’s not giving up

By Pola Lem

2 November

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