Accord will make Australia the world leader in student loans
Recommended reforms, such as abolishing the Job-Ready Graduates fee hikes for humanities, will gold-plate the Help system, says Maxwell Yong
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AI is much more of an opportunity than a threat to universities
AI will make courses cheaper to deliver, more professionally relevant and more pedagogically effective, says Max Lu
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‘Huge gaps’ in African open science movement, new network warns
Reproducibility network aims to support researchers to share science openly, improving its applications and public support
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Norwegian doctors sue state over training requirements
Norwegian Medical Association says failure to recognise Danish training breaches European Economic Area law
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University finance courses must open their eyes to money
Cryptocurrencies will change the landscape of international finance. We can no longer think of money as a background phenomenon, says Richard Holden
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Jo Grady re-elected as UCU general secretary
Incumbent run close by King’s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in poll
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Legislate to protect academics from trade rules, Australia told
Care needed to avoid scaring off doctoral students and burying officials in paperwork, senators hear
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Review of Russell Group entry metric for schools ‘long overdue’
Government considers whether number of entrants to universities in research-intensive grouping should still be a measure of school performance
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Argentine universities in ‘critical situation’ as inflation soars
Rectors call for budget increases and wage rises for staff or institutions will soon be unable to function
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Standardised testing bounceback alarms critics
Yale and Dartmouth moves to mandate SAT and ACT submissions have long-time opposition alliance getting testy about possible reversals across academia
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Maths degrees need a new formula – but not greater specialisation
To make maths programmes viable, we must make them more attractive to a wider pool of applicants, says Jens Marklof
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Preprint reviews ‘should be factor in hiring and promotion’
Open peer review has ‘potential to be more thorough, inclusive and collegial’ than traditional journal-led route, funders and publishers say
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In step with tech: Are universities switched on to digital health?
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Goldsmiths and SOAS latest to face strikes over job cuts
University of London institutions announce plans to restructure departments, affecting dozens of jobs
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Student visa data indicates UK’s boom years are over
Oxford analysts see no evidence of bump in applications ahead of introduction of new restrictions last month