‘Disappointing’ LLE changes ‘unambitious’, says Birkbeck v-c
Lack of details on institutional eligibility for new student funding scheme brings more uncertainty to providers, according to Sally Wheeler
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US scholars want UK jobs but some university roles ‘hard to fill’
Applications for professional service posts decline as appeal of working in universities ‘fades’, but academics face more competition than ever
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Will AI be the death of liberal arts in Asia?
An Indian university founder recently quoted Google AI in defence of his institution’s failure to back an under-fire academic. The incident exemplifies the threat posed to viewpoint diversity on...
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As a British parent in the US, I’ve seen what UK alumni relations is missing
The alumni reunion events that I am launching as Cardiff chancellor will cement lifetime engagement and, hopefully, donations, says Laura Trevelyan
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Impostor syndrome soured my PhD – then I was diagnosed with dyspraxia
Facing a thesis whose bibliography alone was longer than any essay I’d ever written, I was convinced that this time I’d gone too far, says Polly Penter
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New widening access scheme targets ‘overlooked’ group
Students who have previously been safeguarded progress to university in ‘vanishingly low’ numbers, highlights Sheffield initiative
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Universities must ‘reinvent themselves’ to end inequalities
Universities are at a crossroads and must act decisively to become sites of social transformation, says first black woman to lead a university in Brazil
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Students from Vietnam can ‘help stabilise enrolments in big four’
South-east Asian country sees more than 40,000 visas issued in 2024, a 20 per cent increase on five years ago
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EU competitiveness fund ‘must not overshadow Horizon successor’
University groups call for new fund to ‘complement, but not substitute’ next framework programme
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Elsevier journal under fire over ‘AI-generated’ review comments
Researcher who waited nearly two years for rejection claims ‘nonsensical’ criticisms of his paper must have been chatbot-generated
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Dundee bailout ‘sets precedent’ as MSPs evade funding reform
Warning more institutions may look to Scottish government for support as ailing university’s problems blamed on mismanagement rather than wider funding pressures
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Editors stage mass resignation after academic publisher sold
Amsterdam University Press series editors quit with open letter objecting to sale to for-profit publisher
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Over-recruitment of healthcare students in England is a silent crisis
Current enrolment rates are increasingly misaligned with NHS capacity for clinical placements, never mind graduate recruitment, says Ruth Pearce
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Australian universities face funding threat over antisemitism
Special envoy plans ‘report card’ judging institutions on efforts to tackle hate speech and protect Jewish students and staff