Claiming HE only has one humanistic mission won’t reclaim public trust
Most students want universities, first and foremost, to boost employability. Underplaying that purpose will only alienate them, says Samuel Abrams
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Academic refugees turn stories of displacement into art
Workshop participants seek to put focus on universities’ roles as places of sanctuary
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Émigré scientists ‘key to UK-Poland research links’
With many of Poland’s leading scientists in the UK, expatriate researchers will be crucial for scaling research partnerships, says report
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Neglect of teaching may be common in Germany – but punishment less so
Despite a court’s endorsement of controversial virologist Alexander Kekulé’s suspension, suspicions linger that it is politically motivated, says Brian Bloch
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Research bureaucracy cuts unveiled as UK nears £20 billion target
Tickell Review of research bureaucracy broadly welcomed by science department, which says it is on track to meet spending target
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Texas A&M to shutter Qatar campus amid Middle East ‘instability’
Qatar Foundation says ‘deeply disappointing’ decision is result of ‘disinformation’ campaign
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New Zealand universities’ financial woes ‘unprecedented’
Sub-inflation funding, Covid, domestic lack of interest and spiralling costs have pushed entire sector into deficit, minister told
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University land provides high-ground housing for flood-hit locals
Land handover entrenches Southern Cross’ sanctuary role
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Talking leadership: Teresa Woodruff on steering a university back to ‘safe harbour’
The interim president of Michigan State University shares her approach to healing the campus community after a deadly shooting and sexual misconduct crises
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Leading scholars at vanguard of UK’s post-Brexit brain drain
Research suggests country is finding it harder to attract and retain best researchers after vote to leave EU
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European business schools ‘should avoid US-style culture wars’
Institutions can compete for students with giant American counterparts by offering continental take on diversity, says IESE deputy dean
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US universities clamp down harder on pro-Palestine protests
Administrators toughen policies and responses after watching Ivy League presidents ousted
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Preparing good citizens and workers means treating students as adults
Endless accommodations and coaxing are only encouraging student uninterest and indolence, says Michael Baumann
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‘Short-term pain’ for UK universities’ international recruitment
British Council says mounting competition and stronger pound mean that inward mobility could decline for first time since pandemic
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Dutch universities unveil plan to limit international enrolments
Institutions say all major bachelor’s programmes will be available in Dutch and no new English-language courses will be in development ‘for the time being’