Parental burden ‘stealthily increased’ as student loans flatline
Vast majority of parents having to support children at university, finds poll, with some sending more than £1,000 a month
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UK job applications from US-based staff rise by a quarter
‘Trump effect’ drives surge in US HE workers looking to move abroad, with China, Australia and Ireland also big beneficiaries
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Third of UK universities post deficits but cash flow improves
Analysis suggests much of the sector remains mired in financial difficulty with total losses increasing, but rise in income brings hope
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The erasure of women from Afghan public life is a nation-building disaster
The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was partly justified with reference to the urgency of improving women’s rights. But as the US winds up its reconstruction efforts and the restored Taliban...
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AI has moved into universities’ engine room, but no one is at the controls
Ever more processes rely on artificial intelligence, yet our governance is still stuck at the level of ‘is it OK for students to use ChatGPT in essays?’, says Tom Smith
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Iran’s universities battered but not beyond repair, scholars say
Teaching and research central to any hopes of rebuilding country, according to academics, as pressure grows for political change
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Guest editors use special issues to ‘publish in support of self’
Large numbers of editors publishing in their own special issue attacked as ‘academic narcissism’ and ‘scientific misconduct’ in first-of-its-kind study
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Chair exits Greater Manchester role amid governance investigation
MP calls for institution to take steps to restore trust as concerns mount over how it has been run
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‘Bizarre’ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature
Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article
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‘We can either save jobs or award pay rises – but not both’
New Ucea chair warns ‘much is at stake’ if unions and employers don’t collaborate to tackle ‘negative’ sector image, as he promises action on the ‘employee experience’
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German universities reluctant to join India campus boom
Politicians target closer research collaboration between two countries but campuses unlikely to follow, given funding constraints