Mitchell Scholarship ‘paused’ due to lack of sustainable funding
Programme for young Americans to study in Ireland needs $40 million endowment to ensure future, founder says
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US research funding increasingly reliant on corporate agendas
In another edition of gloomy research indicators, major NSF tally finds companies nearing the basic science spending of the federal government
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Speed of requested graduate visa review ‘will limit quality’
Professor leading Migration Advisory Committee warns home secretary that two-month timescale is ‘much shorter than normal’ and will ‘substantially limit evidence’ that can be considered
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Cross-strait tensions hamper Chinese recruitment drive in Taiwan
Efforts to recruit students from across the Taiwan Strait seen as attempt to boost sovereignty claim
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Australian diversity efforts ‘lack evidence for effectiveness’
Scientific method can inform an inclusiveness agenda that ‘works’, says former Blair adviser
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Charity watchdog tells Oxford colleges to modernise governance
Commission’s move following Percy affair provoking internal controversy, source claims
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Giving away 30,000 books is harder but more rewarding than I imagined
Libraries no longer accept donations, but targeted giving to colleagues and students is a way for retired academics to keep teaching, says Harvey Graff
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Russell Group expansion ‘worsening UK maths teacher shortage’
Heilbronn Institute director Catherine Hobbs warns that graduates of highly selective institutions are less likely to work in school sector
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Donelan apologises for sharing UKRI letter online after payout
Science secretary concedes she could have written to agency ‘in confidence’ rather than tweeting concerns about Israel-Gaza views among EDI group
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Biden prioritises student aid over research funding in budget
In fiscal 2025 budget plan constrained by his shutdown concession, president again seeks free-college deal while letting science agencies struggle
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Columbia president ‘forced’ to congressional antisemitism hearing
Baroness Shafik’s appearance before committee, in expected repeat of grilling that led to Harvard and Penn departures, described as not ‘voluntary’
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Fury at Kent’s plan to cut academics’ time for research
Plans to introduce 20 per cent ‘baseline’ for research time will harm university’s standing in academia and beyond, warns critic
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Don’t pick sides in superpower rivalry, universities warned
Rather than ‘pre-emptively complying’ with Canberra’s stance on China, universities should contribute to a ‘nuanced’ debate
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‘Case for Colonialism’ professor hired by New College of Florida
Author of controversial book and journal paper takes up one-year ‘presidential scholar’ post after institutional takeover by allies of Ron DeSantis
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Proposed German animal welfare law ‘unbearable’ for researchers
Amendments threaten jail term of up to five years without defining ‘reasonable cause’ exemption