The printed page remains essential for scholars and students
As university libraries invest heavily in digital resources, Caroline Ball explains why physical books are still vital for research, teaching and the preservation of knowledge
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Starmer picks Peter Kyle as shadow science secretary
Former schools minister who took A levels at the age of 25 before getting Sussex doctorate will shadow science secretary Michelle Donelan
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Spike in support for unionisation among US graduate students
Angered by pay and conditions, more than 90 per cent of student workers voting to unionise, well above 75 per cent pre-Covid average, annual analysis finds
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‘Unprecedented’ fall in entry rate for disadvantaged students
Analysis by dataHE shows entry rates fell among all students, but was steepest for the most under-represented
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The slow, painful death of liberal arts in Russia
As Smolny’s liberal arts programme shutters, Russian scholars attempt to revive the interdisciplinary style of learning outside the country
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Scholars fear ‘hiring drive’ foreshadows purge of Iranian sector
Regime’s history of cleansing Iranian academia bodes ill for faculty supportive of student protesters, researchers say
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University leaders can learn from military minds
Academia and the armed forces may seem worlds apart, but officer training has valuable lessons for university managers, says former Indian army veteran-turned-professor Vikas Rai Bhatnagar
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US nurses warn of dangerous disrespect amid ‘doctor’ title row
California prosecution of nurse with doctoral degree held out as sign of academia’s wider failure to treat profession seriously
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ChatGPT’s potential to enhance student skills must not be dismissed
University educators may not fully understand generative AI or its long-term impact on society, but they must seek to integrate the technology into degree courses, says Stephanie Marshall
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Strikes and protests sweep Australian campuses
Anger at some universities, exultation at others, as enterprise negotiations drag on
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Funding shortfalls for English students ‘to double by 2030’
Russell Group study says average top-up of undergraduate education costs could reach £5,000 per student per year by end of decade
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Tohoku alone to advance in Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence scheme
Judges ask university to make changes to its proposal, including boosting international capacity and adjusting down expected growth figures
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Lockdown students have been let down by universities and regulators
Litigation over lockdown-affected degrees has highlighted how unfair contracts favouring universities offer scant consumer protection to students, say David Palfreyman and Dennis Farrington
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Trudeau’s science funding feint angers Canadian researchers
As high-profile event to deliver ‘major support’ fades, scientists already desperate for funding explode in disgust
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Nordic centre closure a ‘big blow’ to Asia studies
Scholars lament loss of ‘critical’ resource in Nordics at a time when knowledge of Asia is ‘increasingly important’