Immigration risk ratings downgraded at 11 Australian universities
‘Low-risk’ institutions now in the minority as universities carry the can for non-fraudulent visa refusals
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Queen’s to launch Canada’s first medical school admissions lottery
In a nation that struggles to get minority students into medicine, Ontario university eyes progress in broader admissions process
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Venki Ramakrishnan: ‘unfriendly’ visas would’ve nixed my UK move
Nobel-winning former Royal Society president discusses his concerns over the UK’s ‘too high’ visa costs, anti-ageing science and older academics who refuse to retire
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Academic publishers and AI do not need to be enemies
Generative AI firms should stop ripping off publishers and instead work with them to enrich scholarship, says Oxford University Press’ David Clark
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Sexual harassment of PhDs linked to academia’s ‘leaky pipeline’
Women who complete their PhDs in workplaces with high harassment rates less likely to remain in research, Danish study finds
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‘Local’ students just one in 10 at some elite universities
Durham again found to have lowest proportion of students from its own region, but highlights work to boost north east's low HE participation rate
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Robbins to depart Arizona amid deep financial woes
Facing second year of faculty no-confidence vote, cardiothoracic surgeon agrees to leave as soon as successor is found
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Learning behind bars: the shifting fortunes of prison education
While US prison reform campaigners celebrate reversal of 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales express concern that government inaction has...
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Renaming postdocs and PhD students would boost respect, pay, progression
What other industry would deem those with so much prior training to still be mere trainees? Let’s call them what they are – researchers, says Michele Nardin
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US university suggests AI could help ‘offset’ striking instructors
With 3,000 graduate students picketing for higher pay, Boston University dean encourages faculty to ‘think creatively’ about using technological alternatives
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AI-generated lecturers take a turn at Hong Kong university
AI lecturers have the potential to free up academics’ time and create more immersive learning environments, but institutions are treading cautiously when it comes to introducing the technology into...
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Extend researcher sanctuary scheme to Palestinians, MPs urge
Researchers at Risk programme currently limited to Ukrainian scholars
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For Taylor Swift, professors find a place in this world
College courses based on Swift and other pop stars grow quickly in US, promising academic value for instructors battling to maintain weakened attention spans
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OfS should hold firm on 30-day limit for resolving free-speech complaints
Extending England’s proposed threshold for legal recourse would encourage universities to adopt delaying tactics, says Abhishek Saha