Quality concerns over Taiwan’s international student drive
More students are coming to Taiwan under the New Southbound Policy, but some believe both the quality of incoming students and the education on offer are being compromised
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Sunak ‘weaponising antisemitism’ over Gaza, Jewish scholars warn
As Pro-Palestinian encampments spread to more than 20 UK universities, a new organisation of Jewish academics has formed over concerns around the rise of antisemitism on campuses, and another warning...
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Review found billion-dollar hole in Johns Hopkins medicine budget
Deep financial dive at top US medical school found less money than expected and leaves some faculty feeling their research accounts were raided to fill gaps
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A vote for diversity: refining our reputation metrics
New reputation measure will reward universities that receive votes from scholars far and wide, says Mark Caddow
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We security guards won’t be taking the US approach to encampments
Our responsibility is to keep everyone safe and avoid the situation escalating into aggravated trespass or threats of violence, says George Bass
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How can we fix UK higher education? – part one
Universities are struggling financially amid frozen domestic fees and growing political hostility to international students. But while the public finances are stretched, July’s general election could...
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Winchester staff vote to strike over cuts and workload
Forty jobs set to go at university
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US lawmakers challenge ‘secrecy’ on Huawei-funded research grant
Members of US House issue bipartisan demand for details of private foundation giving $1 million annually using controversial Chinese company’s donations
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International education cutbacks ‘jeopardising Accord agenda’
Canberra should not stifle university revenue while unrolling expensive equity reforms, says implementation committee member
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Kyrgyzstan leaders reassure Pakistani students after mob attack
Politicians apologise after tensions between international students and locals culminate in violence in capital
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US Republicans allege bias in prestigious scholarships
House education committee, in new front for attacking academia, backs right-wing analysis that alleges political tilt in Truman and Rhodes awards
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Spain to ‘reinforce’ standards as private universities multiply
Economist questions whether private institutions’ focus on profitable social science subjects matches labour market demands
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Battered US faculty plan long summer of strategising
After nationwide failure to stop their presidents from arresting student demonstrators, college instructors ponder which approaches – and friends – they can turn to
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Leading archaeologist ‘created culture of fear and stole teeth’
Professor faces dismissal from Leiden after reports of inappropriate behaviour, also involving her husband, spanning more than three decades
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UK government ‘must own’ impact of any graduate visa changes
Ministers urged to resist policies that will ‘massively overcorrect’ student numbers as key migration statistics unlikely to reflect reality of institutions’ declining enrolments