Monash to pay casual academics A$7.6 million over ‘wage theft’
Union says running total of acknowledged underpayments now stands at A$265 million across Australia
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In uncertain times, avoid over-anticipation and focus on day job
‘People lose a lot of their energy and resources to fear and speculation versus focusing on what’s actually happening,’ says newly inaugurated Boston University leader
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‘Unacceptable’ levels of bullying revealed by UKRI staff survey
Staff survey results indicate one in eight employees at UK’s main research funder witnessed bullying or harassment in past year, with one in 14 on the receiving end themselves
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Japan pushes private university mergers as enrolments dwindle
Institutions falling short of recruitment targets will have to reform in order to receive subsidies, with extra on offer to those which merge
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Civic universities should be convenors of local dialogue on difficult issues
Last summer’s Southport riots brought home the importance of fostering mutual understanding in neighbouring communities, says Duncan Ivison
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‘Hundreds of jobs at risk’ in Canterbury Christ Church cuts
Institution plans £20 million in ‘pre-emptive’ savings but is threatened with strike action by union branch pointing to recent budget surpluses
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UK international student visa numbers on the up at last
December brings largest monthly increase in issuances in more than two years, but total for 2024 still down 14 per cent on 2023
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Half of students don’t finish online degrees in eight years
Large providers struggle to ensure learners complete programmes, raising questions about whether more oversight is needed
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UCLA closes campus as devastating wildfires ravage Los Angeles
University of Southern California stays open but cancels new student convocation
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Bar graduates from enrolling on apprenticeships, urges thinktank
Social Market Foundation estimates more than £430 million was spent last year on funding apprenticeships for people who already hold degrees
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Tuition fee rise opposition ‘softened’ by maintenance loan boost
English students oppose increase in tuition fees but uplift in maintenance support makes move more ‘palatable’, finds Hepi survey
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Will France’s latest amalgamated university model find a soul?
‘Experimental public establishments’ such as PSL and Paris-Saclay have suffered growing pains of late, but hopes remain high that France may finally have found a way for its complex web of...
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For better health post-retirement, academics should take up a hobby
The all-consuming nature of their work means that academics risk a loss of connection and even identity when their careers end, says John Tregoning
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‘Unfair’ research culture funding ‘will worsen REF inequalities’
Research England chair warned that universities in devolved nations disadvantaged by lack of dedicated research culture funding
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Theological college wins university status after regulator battle
Country’s 44th university wins ruling against Teqsa as religious-based institutions shake up long-static regulatory landscape