The week in higher education – 11 April 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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US faculty and campus leaders split wider over free speech
AAUP plans dozens of events on day of new congressional hearing against student protests, challenging university leaders to better protect academic independence
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Interview with Kenneth Womack
Professor reflects on Liverpool’s ‘literary greats’ and how a lost archive led to his ‘warts and all’ profile of the Fab Four and their road manager
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Beware the public backlash from ‘science triumphalism’
A radical new manifesto for science communication is warning about the dangers of making arrogant claims that academic knowledge can explain the mysteries of the universe. Matthew Reisz meets its...
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Have universities failed teacher education?
England’s Department for Education has deaccredited some universities while approving a range of alternative providers and strictly defining course contents. But while defenders hail an evidence-...
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Evaristo fears Goldsmiths cuts imperil black literature master’s
Booker Prize-winning author is latest arts leader to speak out against job shedding at celebrated university
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Japan’s scientists struggle to share research despite policy push
With general public’s trust in science reaching new highs, researchers want more help to communicate their findings
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Open-access books will push art history out of the picture
Extra costs linked to proposed new Research Excellence Framework rules could send art history departments to the wall, warns Francesca Berry
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Loan forgiveness found to deter students from better funding options
US central bank finds Biden’s promises on debt are potentially turning borrowers away from loans with more favourable repayment plans
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Hong Kong housing failing to keep up with overseas student growth
While enrolment rates are set to surge at the island’s universities, progress on the development of student housing has been slow
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Compensation call after students with ‘non-Dutch’ names targeted
Education minister apologises after investigation finds students from migrant backgrounds were disproportionately selected for home visits
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Virtual reality-boosted treatments ‘reduce student exam stress’
Preliminary results showed students who used VR headsets reported greater improvements in how calm they felt compared with those who accessed interventions via smartphones
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Ukraine plans inspections over huge spike in draft-age enrolments
Applications climbed by almost 2,000 per cent in 2022, the year of the Russian invasion, but most students chose low-cost courses with minimal entrance requirements
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Can AI-powered college counsellors ‘democratise’ admissions?
Proponents of new technology say it can alleviate stress on advisers and make expertise more accessible but critics say this work needs a human touch
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New Zealand cancels research quality evaluation
New government’s decision spells the end of ‘back-breaking’ exercise, commentators say