Class size increases ‘inevitable’ amid financial crisis, say v-cs
Lecturers fear rising staff-student ratios will exacerbate ‘gulf’ between elite institutions and the rest, and create unmanageable workloads
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Regional university’s Melbourne campus pushes work-based learning
City campuses have not delivered institutions an international education bonanza, but Federation hopes its new site will support a new model of cooperative education
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‘Perfect storm’ of challenges ahead, warns longest-serving v-c
‘Real challenges only now emerging,’ says John Cater in paper looking back over decades-long university career
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Number of UK students reporting mental health difficulties triples
Hopes quashed that things were improving for badly affected groups
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Bangor and South Wales cuts add to jobs crisis in Welsh sector
Universities looking to lose nearly 300 roles between them as financial challenges take their toll
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University libraries must be ‘access brokers’, not knowledge repositories
Subscribing to nearly everything published by journals is no longer feasible in these financially straitened times but librarians can provide creative workarounds to ensure journal access, says Liam...
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Faculty shortages restrict growth at India’s top business schools
Indian Institutes of Management need stronger PhD pipeline and ability to match international salaries, says sector leader
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New Norwegian minister urged to review controversial language law
Rectors want more flexibility over rules that mandate international researchers and teaching staff to learn Norwegian
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Asylum bids flow in as serial students run out of options
Many asylum applicants began their journeys as students before Australia’s visas were overhauled almost a decade ago, new figures suggest
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Blair calls for UK to create new ‘global talent AI visa’
Report by former prime minister’s institute also urges new UKRI leadership to oversee urgent changes to overcome ‘patchy’ adoption of AI in research community
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Union divided ahead of crunch talks on strike ballot
UCU members clash over how to respond to wave of job cuts, with decision on whether to take industrial action over pay imminent
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Cash-strapped Welsh universities given £19 million extra funding
Money from Welsh government to be used primarily for estates maintenance and digital projects
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Nepal PM intervenes after student death at Indian university
About 800 Nepali students at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology report being asked to leave institution following protests
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Academics must challenge selective empathy fuelled by social media
Delayed introduction of England’s campus free speech act will help scholars confront bias confirmation propagated by social media bubbles, argue Carla Ferstman and Faten Ghosn
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Master’s pivot ‘problematic’ for cash-strapped universities
Domestic postgraduate provision looms as an alternative to out-of-favour international education, but it’s a tough market with questionable returns