International is as international does
To be a truly global university, metrics must go beyond student enrolment figures and international student welcome weeks, reflects Christopher Hill
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Far right turns fire on German universities
Using tropes already common in the US and the UK, the Alternative for Germany has accused institutions of being in thrall to the far left
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Journal with two-year publication backlog refuses submissions
Review of Higher Education says it cannot cope with significant increase in number of articles offered
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What Harvard can learn from Texas admission policies
If elite institutions admitted 10 per cent of high school classes there’d be improved university access and social mobility for under-represented students, argues David Orentlicher
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Australian universities draw one-fifth of funding from foreign fees
Regulator’s figures reveal intensive student ‘churn’ and heavy concentration in business courses
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V-c to swap South Africa’s fees and funding battles for NZ’s own
Outgoing Pretoria leader Cheryl de la Rey will take experience of adversity and diversity to new role at Canterbury
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Business school tips on how universities can respond to populist criticism
The response from business schools to attacks on their relevance and academic offering could be useful to universities under siege, says Angus Laing
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Brazilian researchers and students fear impact of ‘brutal’ cuts
Ministers reassure after funding agencies’ warnings of ‘serious impact’ for Brazilian research from cuts, but others see false promises ahead of election
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I won’t be answering any more questions about my work-life balance
Women get scant enough airtime as it is – they shouldn’t have to use it talking about managing family and career obligations, says Sherry Pagoto
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Tech giants lagging on publishing record
Analysis concludes universities are ‘moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly’ over research articles
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Brazilian university to offer law course on 2016 political coup
Impeached former president Dilma Rousseff gives inaugural lecture at Brazil’s Federal University of Minas Gerais, where new course will open from the coming academic year
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Canadian universities create joint pension fund
Three Ontario universities band together, aiming to share risk and reap benefits
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Australian v-c calls for free speech principles after controversial event cancelled
‘Dominant discourse of the censor’ must not trump free expression on campus, UWA head says
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Four years later, reframing the Salaita controversy
Ilana Akresh says ending Steven Salaita’s employment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the grounds of hate speech was overly simplified
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Fears over potential publisher ‘monopoly’ in digital research tools
As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to ‘lock in’ scholars to their services