Israel approves West Bank settlement university law
New legislation will extend Israeli law to academic institutions in the West Bank
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Senior Nasa scientist jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges
US Department of State ‘deeply concerned’ over lack of evidence against Serkan Gölge
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European universities fight to save rare subjects
Rare disciplines face a multitude of threats but are key to the biodiversity of academia, advocates say
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Funding taken away from PhD student after cancer diagnosis
Claudia Pama launches campaign calling on research bodies to introduce proper sick pay provision
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Judge attacks professor’s ‘flawed and irresponsible’ evidence
Australian academic accused of copying statements from Wikipedia and other journal articles without attribution in court
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Rip-off student loan terms betray the young
Compound interest rates of 6.1 per cent on student loans are unfair and create a debt trap responsible for today’s worsening mental health crisis, says Estelle Clarke
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Family paid $1.5 million to get student into top US university
Lawsuit reveals price of consultancy provided to Vietnamese woman by Ivy Coach
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Toronto ‘sends global signal’ with home fees for overseas PhDs
President Meric Gertler says move will boost international numbers at university whose urban location shapes its profile and research activities
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Fake applications ‘reveal anti-Asian discrimination in academia’
Survey of German professors finds US-based doctoral candidates favoured over counterparts in Singapore or Vietnam
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Women’s careers are not like pipelines
The ‘leaky pipeline’ metaphor for the lack of women at senior levels of academia can demotivate those whose professional paths meander, says Aileen Fyfe
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TEF must learn from failed Oxford lawsuit
A law graduate’s attempt to sue the University of Oxford for £1 million over ‘inadequate teaching’ sheds far more light on how students learn than current TEF metrics, says Gill Evans
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Harvard picks Lawrence Bacow as next president
Former Tufts University head to succeed Drew Faust in July
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Caution over Turnitin’s role in fight against essay mills
New software to identify ghostwritten essays welcomed, but experts say it is not a panacea
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Student satisfaction ‘unrelated’ to academic performance – study
Open University study finds that, while students dislike collaborative learning, they are more likely to pass if they take part in it
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John Sutherland: fees a ‘con’ to keep younger generation down
After writing The War on the Old, UCL professor turns to The War on the Young