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Lifesavers or status symbols? New medical schools dissected

Political battles over a planned New Zealand medical school illustrate how the subject of where doctors are trained excites public passions like no other in higher education, explains John Ross

By John Ross

1 December

HKUST approved to run Hong Kong’s new third medical school

University promises new school will produce graduates who are ‘ethically grounded, clinically outstanding and technologically adept’

By Tash Mosheim

18 November

World Academic Summit: ‘new collaborations needed’ after US cuts

Curtailing competition, reducing waste and drawing more on industry and philanthropic sources seen as ways to fill gaps left by NIH retreat

By Chris Havergal

8 October

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Race to medicine ‘wrecking Korean universities’ as dropouts soar

Mass departure of students from top institutions in favour of medical degrees stokes concerns about future talent pipelines in other subjects

By Tash Mosheim

16 September

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