University merger ‘on the cards’ in Western Australia
Cost-benefit analysis ‘broadly supportive’ of amalgamation of up to three Perth universities
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Younger universities ramp up fundraising as alumni ‘less engaged’
Institutions capitalise on local interest in research to drive philanthropy, with Griffith University doubling donations over six years
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Did Michael Gove’s ‘enough of experts’ rebuke change UK academia?
The former education secretary’s throwaway line arguably fired the starting gun for a new era in which scholarly expertise could be dismissed and social media sages exalted. Ten years after the ...
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‘Chilling effect’ of Trump science cuts – even if reversed again
Congress likely to once more block plans to cut billions from agency budgets, but experts fear they will have long-term impact anyway
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Stepped loan repayments mooted as students bear cost of changes
Treasury to generate £679 million in surplus from last Plan 2 cohort, analysis shows, with graduates paying thousands more than under original system
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Regional universities’ city centre campuses avoid clampdown
Australian government declines to follow parliamentary recommendation that rural institutions’ city outposts be investigated
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REF’s experiment with research culture was always doomed
Pretending research environments could be measured by metrics or policies ignored how scholarship actually relies on peer-to-peer relations unique to academic cultures, say Martin Holbraad, Dan...
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Universities trusted more than governments – and schools
Higher education not the only sector facing a crisis of faith, with lack of confidence most pronounced among non-graduates
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Rental law changes ‘come at worst time’ for student market
Big providers hit with falling occupancy levels and affordability concerns amid changing enrolment patterns
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Pan-Pacific university doubles student aid amid global fuel crisis
Institution spread across 12 island nations steps up support, as Persian Gulf shockwaves reach Polynesia
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Artemis moon missions a ‘gift that keeps on giving’ for research
Scientists celebrate impact of pioneering space flight, with data and samples gathered predicted to shape studies for decades to come