School-leaver slump compounds Australian funding freeze fears
Impact of change in school starting age leaves Queensland institutions unable to insulate themselves against budget standstill
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University maths academies are changing lives
As the Department for Education calls on more elite universities in England to open specialist maths schools, Janice Kay reflects on the journey of her university's maths academy
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Soas apologises for long-running PhD supervision failures
Student left unable to complete doctorate is offered compensation
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India’s move on university autonomy raises funding alarm
Experts question whether 60 universities granted special status will face budget cuts or be free from interference
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Degree apprenticeships are quietly revolutionising higher education
Universities will need to think hard about how they will respond to the growing popularity of the qualification, says Elizabeth Miller
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US research agencies and universities navigate budget ‘shambles’
Delay and unpredictability of spending bill raises questions over the ‘effectiveness’ of increased investment, say policy experts
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Students ‘hopping mad’ over Easter bunny ban
UK campuses hit by fresh no-platforming controversy after bunnies banned over safety concerns
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We need universal maintenance grants to unlock student potential
Too many poorer students across Europe are unable to maximise their learning owing to inadequate financial support, argues Simon Marginson
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Journal papers ‘largely indistinguishable’ from preprints
Study sparks fresh debate about value added by commercial publishers, but has attracted some criticism
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Fears for Australian university foundation courses
Providers fear funding changes could impede disadvantaged Australians’ road to university
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Milton Keynes ‘will redefine the civic university for the 21st century’
A newcomer in the Oxford-Cambridge innovation corridor will reshape our understanding of what higher education is for, says Lynette Ryals
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Freedom of movement: politics expert joins Brexit dance project
New work attempts to address aspects of politics difficult to capture in words
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Cheap flights increase research collaboration, study finds
Expansion of US carrier associated with increase in partnerships of more than 30 per cent
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Argentinian universities cancel conference over ‘genocide denial’
Protesters say conference on Ottoman Empire had been aimed at ‘distorting the historical truth’ of the Armenian genocide
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Deal struck for Macron’s first European university network
Plans by France’s president to establish a series of cross-border university networks are starting to become a reality