Will some overseas students dump the US post-Trump?
Donald Trump’s election could prompt shifts in the world’s international student flows, some believe

Donald Trump’s election could prompt shifts in the world’s international student flows, some believe

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James McCrostie was shocked to discover the extent of ‘predatory conferences’, but even more shocked by those abetting them

China’s pressure on its academics to toe an ideological line will increase if Trump focuses only on business, says Tao Zhang

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Your recent feature about virtual reality in education (“Another dimension”, 5 January) doesn’t quite bring out what might be the most impactful characteristic of VR. Surely the point is that as far...
In asking “Is teaching in research universities actually research-led?” (Opinion, 22 December), Holly Else addresses some pertinent questions. However, she misses out two important considerations....
University research currently speaks to a limited audience. For it to become the “fifth estate”, as Beate Scholz and David Bogle suggest (“Truth in research”, Letters, 22 December), will require...
The teaching excellence framework should be seen as a welcome addition to the information landscape for prospective students. This is a tool that can assure students about teaching quality. It will...

In an era of post-truth politics, academics and their research still have a vital role to play in influencing policy, says Graeme Reid

A round-up of academics awarded research council funding