Universities call for end to UK’s ‘subjective’ visa decisions
MillionPlus wants end to judging visa applicants on which university they plan to attend, to ‘credibility interviews’ and to 10 per cent refusal rate threshold
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Sexual assault documentary must spark debate at UK universities
Louis Theroux’s interviews with those accused of sexual assault at US campuses should be a wake-up call to UK universities who have ducked this issue for years, says Graham Towl
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Disadvantaged Australians diverted into ‘third party’ tuition
Patchy information obscures outcomes for students taught by subcontractors
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FBI accuses dozens in elite university admissions bribery case
False claims of sporting and academic abilities used to enter colleges including Yale and Stanford, say investigators
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Canada-based professor among victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash
Pius Adesanmi was founder of Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies
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Trump’s annual assault on education funding looms larger
After twice ignoring presidential pleas to slash higher education budget, Congress now seems less able to resist
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Women-only Cambridge college to admit men from 2021
Lucy Cavendish College to go co-educational and abolish its minimum entry age of 21
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Strike action over ‘unrealistic’ REF targets looms at Liverpool
Russell Group university is on course for UK’s first industrial action linked to 2021 research excellence framework, says union
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Virtual exchanges promise study-abroad experience for the masses
Technology now enabling rapid expansion of the worldwide sharing of classrooms
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Venezuela research output plummets as political crisis grips state
Data on research output in South America paints a stark picture for the troubled nation
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Spring Statement must renew commitment to blue skies research
Ministers love talking about grand government-directed projects, but Philip Hammond must reaffirm tomorrow the UK’s support for open-ended research using quality-related funding, says Stephanie Smith
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China: lure of homeland ‘no simple choice’ for expat academics
Personal and pragmatic factors often keep Chinese academics in the West
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White House asks universities for advice on foreign students
Unusual invitation by top administration officials suggests corporate pressure on Trump over immigrants