Russian curbs on foreigners show rise of science nationalism
Kremlin action follows US reluctance to work with China, and comes as Moscow moves closer to Beijing
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Next UCL president ‘must listen to academics’
Union leader calls for Michael Arthur’s successor to rethink institution’s direction
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US campuses reluctant to reduce reliance on student evaluations
Mounting evidence of favouritism towards white male instructors doesn’t dissuade universities
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Keeping it in the family: siblings shape university choices
Sociologists demonstrate that brothers and sisters influence the courses students pick
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Foreign students in Australia: nothing ventured, nothing gained
Betting the farm on international students is a gamble – but what’s the alternative? asks THE’s Asia-Pacific editor John Ross
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Australian task force to bolster campus cyber security
Government also commits to regional education strategy and changes to free speech questionnaire
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Google Translate may transform teaching of international students
Academics should consider whether they are comfortable giving top marks to students barely literate in English who submit work translated by Google, says Paul Stapleton
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Gender bias among scientists linked to lower rates of hiring women
Study inside French science agency shows effects of both explicit and implicit beliefs
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Canada to fund non-English overseas study expansion
Plan to direct undergraduates toward nations of political and economic value
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Australian government flags future funding increases
Productivity needs will drive taxpayer support of universities in the ‘medium term’, minister tells conference
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Do researchers trust each other’s work?
Survey of more than 3,000 academics finds many are sceptical about scholarship they come across
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University departments squeezed by English and maths decline
Number of students taking subjects at A level drops after introduction of reformed GCSEs
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Male academics value quick PhD completion more than women
Increasing number of female evaluators on committees could put more emphasis on long-term outcomes, says researcher
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US-based academic who ‘had job in China’ faces fraud charges
Researcher could face decades in prison if found guilty
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Contingency fund set up as Australia’s foreign fee reliance grows
UNSW takes action to insure itself against drop in Chinese student recruitment