Ex-president Summers pushes Harvard to end legacy admissions
Ex-Treasury secretary sees alumni preferences as key test for elites, and wishes he had done more to attack the practice while leading university
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Australian university hubs address suburban visibility problem
‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it,’ minister says, ahead of review report promising other ‘immediate’ recommendations
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Australian vice-chancellors’ pay rises ‘paused’ post-pandemic
While Covid-19 interrupted the inexorable rise in university leaders’ pay packets, many still pocket seven-figure packages
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European partners ‘won’t hold grudges’ despite Horizon impasse
Fears that UK scientists will be frozen out of networks once association is agreed are overblown, say leading researchers
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French universities demand action as PhD enrolments slump
Recent drops of up to 15 per cent in enrolments blamed on tougher security screening, stingy stipends and a hybrid system creating a crowded market for top-level qualifications
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David Maguire: it’s survival of the fittest but UEA will be OK
Interim vice-chancellor insists renowned institution can be rebuilt after mass job cuts while protecting arts courses
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What if ethics regulation actually fostered ethics?
Ethics committees should further a culture of research ethics rather than act as judge and jury, say Yoann Bazin and Élise Goiseau
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Texas TikTok ban ‘seriously impeding’ research
Academics launch lawsuit in attempt to get restrictions relaxed to allow them to study the platform used by two-thirds of American teens
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Students urge UCL to settle Covid lawsuit after court ruling
Judge blocks attempts to force breach of contract claim to be dealt with by OIA as more than 100,000 students plan similar action
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Academics in marking boycott deducted pay for weekends
Sheffield Hallam says policy means pay deductions are applied ‘fairly and consistently’
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Australian research collaboration with China in freefall
National interest not served by ‘overstating the threats’ or cultivating a ‘climate of uncertainty’, report says
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More than 2,600 universities submit data for WUR 2024
US, Japan and UK lead on entries to the World University Rankings this year
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Autonomy concerns as Sweden consolidates research funders
More than 20 public agencies could be turned into just three, but sector leaders are wary of the government’s intentions
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Aberdeen compensates would-be lector as role axed at short notice
University withdraws Austrian role due to funding deficit but staff say longstanding post was well worth the small investment it entailed
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Korea draws shortlist for ambitious excellence initiative
‘Glocal’ scheme aims to boost universities outside Seoul and drive innovation in the face of demographic decline