Largest fall in post-92 undergraduate recruitment for a decade
Analysis of Ucas figures reveals which universities saw the largest falls in undergraduate recruitment
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Are academia and motherhood incompatible?
While UK universities are starting to address the challenges faced by new mothers, combining parenthood and academia remains a difficult task. Five writers give their experience of what institutions...
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Interview with Mesias Alfeus
The senior lecturer in financial risk management discusses his academic career around the world, his admiration for Galileo and how a traditional game inspired his love of mathematics
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It is time for open access to move on from institutional repositories
The British Library cyber-attack underlines that HE and research libraries’ technologies and policies put us at too much risk, says Fiona Greig
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Can internationalisation save South Korea’s emptying universities?
As the domestic youth population plummets, Korean institutions are looking to international students to make up shortfalls. But can such a strategy compensate – and can it be enacted in time? Pola...
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Germany urges ‘realpolitik’ attitude to Chinese collaborations
German Academic Exchange Service advocates continued engagement, but on universities’ own terms
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Russian academic quits Estonian university after espionage arrest
Viacheslav Morozov of the University of Tartu was detained earlier this month
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First joint UK-Australian branch campus to open in Indonesia
Collaboration between Lancaster and Deakin universities aims to welcome first students in September
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How should plagiarism allegations against presidents be handled?
The departure of Claudine Gay from Harvard was said to be politically motivated but most other leaders have also fallen on their swords when their scholarship is questioned
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Oxford v-c’s course seeks to bridge science-humanities ‘divide’
Professors from different disciplines will join forces to tackle big societal questions
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Canberra vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon quits ‘for personal reasons’
British-born leader leaves with immediate effect after less than four years at the helm
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Postgraduate growth forces end of Chinese ‘boarding school’ model
Universities end offers of on-campus dormitories to career-focused master’s students
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Doubts over future of science department if Labour wins election
Creation of dedicated Whitehall office is yet to deliver on its goals, researchers feel
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English university severance payouts top £100 million
Analysis of accounts indicates significant increase in spending compared with previous years
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Maintenance loan increase ‘to leave students £1,900 worse off’
Amount students will be able to borrow to cover their expenses far below what it would have been had it kept up with inflation, says Russell Group