Freeman: science superpower bid is escape from ‘terrible’ years
Tory conference also hears ex-minister warn of ‘perverse situation’ in which ‘DfE is cutting R&D spending’ via tuition fee freeze
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MP: cut university entry and ‘divert’ cash to apprenticeships
Tory conference hears much talk of apprenticeships, with education secretary on mission to ‘change every middle-class mind in country’
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Electron scientists share Nobel Prize in Physics
Anne L’Huillier is fifth woman to win physics prize, sharing award for research on ultra-quick light emissions with Pierre Agostini and Ferenc Krausz
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Go faster on cutting pension contributions, universities urge USS
Vice-chancellors express ‘near unanimous’ support for lowering costs and restoring benefits, and want it to happen more quickly than scheduled
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Australia cracks down on international education scams
Observers welcome efforts to tackle visa fraud but say new compliance efforts must be ‘robust’
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Peter Hotez: academics cannot defeat ‘anti-science’ alone
New institutions are required to stem the tide of misinformation sweeping US, says vaccine expert who was goaded by Elon Musk for refusing to debate a Covid conspiracist
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Russia focuses student recruitment on ‘friendly’ countries
Despite drop in Western students, cheap education and science-focused offerings continue to draw international learners from Russia’s political allies
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Academic hub brings scholars into ‘left behind’ community
WeWork-style project seeks to replicate some of the benefits of having a university in higher education ‘cold spots’
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Alberta plans major growth as oil revenues bounce back
Three years after province cut its budget by a third, leaner flagship university sees a moment to leap; students hope they can make it
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Horizon association won’t stop the UK’s European brain drain
Increased visa fees and health surcharges are likely to compound the Brexit effect on EU academics’ willingness to stay in the UK, say five researchers
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Vaccine pioneers overcame rejection and demotion to win Nobel
University of Pennsylvania’s ‘tenacious’ laureates reflect on coping with demotion, dismissal and desk rejection to continue their mRNA research
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Keegan wants ‘minimum service level’ on campuses during strikes
Union brands proposal to limit impact of industrial action on students ‘a spiteful attack on workers everywhere’
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Medicine Nobel awarded to mRNA Covid vaccine pioneers
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman’s research led to jabs that ‘saved millions of lives and prevented disease in many more’, says award panel
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Biden pushes university accreditors on response to complaints
Administration demands open process that allows anonymity, upsetting agencies seeking clearer rules in an era of partisan attacks
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Worlds collide as UCL expands beyond Bloomsbury
New Olympic Park campus will host one of UK’s largest universities and add thousands more jobs and students. What can it achieve?