Supreme Court halts Biden student debt forgiveness plan
Trump-appointed conservative supermajority rules that $400 billion forgiveness plan stretched intent of emergency relief
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Research ‘sacrificed’ due to ‘burden’ of extra marking in boycott
Ucea chair says all students at his university are graduating with full degrees but it took ‘huge effort’ to get there
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NHS aims to double number of medical school places by 2031
Shorter degrees and more apprenticeships among other plans to boost staff recruitment
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Overseas students say working hours cap ‘saves us from ourselves’
But almost half of surveyed students still want to work more than the newly raised cap
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Denmark cuts undergraduate numbers but aims for overseas growth
Government waters down proposal to shorten length of master’s degrees
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Humanities scholars fight back as cuts approach ‘tipping point’
Renewed efforts under way to show worth of creative subjects to students and society as some ‘cheer’ their possible demise
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Talking leadership: Edward Peck on young universities’ social missions
The Nottingham Trent vice-chancellor discusses using data to support students, avoiding strike action and why diversity conversations are too focused on Oxbridge
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The rise of research culture in the REF is a win for evidence-based lobbying
Reaction to the new rules has been mixed, but they promise to fix the toxic aspects of research culture, says Cat Davies
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US campuses vow push on racial equity after Supreme Court ruling
Academic leaders see grounds for improvement despite Supreme Court ruling, though track record suggests reason for sceptism
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US Supreme Court blocks affirmative action in admissions
Trump-installed conservative supermajority ends decades of precedent that allowed consideration of racial diversity in undergraduate enrolments
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Nobelist: scientific success ‘no barrier’ to work-life balance
Berkeley biologist Randy Schekman tells researchers to stop ‘posting pet photos’ if they want to leave the lab on time
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Trans row: v-c’s email about vandalism ‘made staff feel unsafe’
Union president at transgender row university backs action against ‘bigots’, but draws the line at property destruction
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UK degree withdrawals pass 30,000 this academic year
Figures show that 2.1 per cent of all students withdrew from their studies by end of May
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Home Office ‘treats asylum seekers as numbers’, says academic
Malka Al-Haddad fled her academic career in Iraq more than 10 years ago
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French research reforms ‘must tackle distrust’ in divided system
Suspicion at all levels of France’s hybrid research system means resources and national influence are closely guarded. Fresh proposals to raise quality and stem brain drain face an uphill struggle as...