UK universities’ opaque credit transfer rules criticised
Institutions need to communicate recognition of prior learning policies more clearly if lifelong education reforms are to bear fruit, says QAA
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Sleuths unearthing malpractice should receive gratitude, not hostility
The British Museum learned it was wrong to brush off a whistleblower. Universities and journals should do the same, says David Sanders
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More than 2,000 universities in World University Rankings for first time
Milestone marks biggest rise in number of ranked universities in five years
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Perceived sexism ‘dents female students’ academic performance’
Academics investigating why female students lose their high school grade advantage at university determine that higher levels of perceived discrimination are associated with lower academic...
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Colleges ‘declare war’ on Gaza protest movement ahead of new term
New regulations place strict limits on demonstrations, but students are unlikely to be deterred
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New Zealand ‘has a problem’ with academic freedom
Author says country should acknowledge forces to suppress academic expression, irrespective of their ideological roots
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South Korea needs a solution to student visa overstaying
A boom in international enrolments has brought many benefits, but public concerns about visa abuse are rising, says Kyuseok Kim
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Mr Spock stereotypes ‘inhibit participation in STEM subjects’
Scientists argue disciplines need their own ways of thinking about student belonging to reach diversity goals
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Students fight to save ecology college after closure
Loss of Devon-based Schumacher College ‘significant blow to ecological education at a critical time’
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Timing quirks determine winners and losers from Australian caps
Process for limiting international student recruitment ‘like a game of musical chairs’, Senate committee hears
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African students on wrong side of China’s ‘two-track’ system
Tens of thousands enrol because of low tuition fees and scholarships, but some face discrimination on arrival
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: the woman who defied the experts
Play celebrates the turbulent career of a pioneering female astronomer
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New Colombo Plan changes ‘will reverse equity gains’
Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn
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India needs to slash the number of universities and colleges
Boosting access to higher education is important, but closures and mergers will create better institutions for students to attend, says Manigandan Ganesan
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UK universities ‘central’ to Labour government’s plans, says Kyle
Financial challenges facing institutions mirror those plaguing Treasury, asserts PhD-bearing science secretary, who jokes he ‘wouldn’t wish a doctorate on my own worst enemy’