UK sector at ‘rock bottom’ as pay dispute derails graduations
Interventions from universities urging a restart of talks struggle to move the dial, with hopes of preventing summer of disruption fading
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Student well-being ‘worse than healthcare staff’ during pandemic
Study finds that students experienced psychological distress levels more than three times worse than before the pandemic
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Sudan’s conflict will have far-reaching effects on African higher education
Infrastructure might be repaired, but the loss of historical artefacts and Sudan’s reputation for safety are irreparable, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok
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China is building a ‘community of learning for mankind’ online
Tsinghua vice-president Bin Yang outlines how the nation’s rapid digital development is evolving to boost the quality and accessibility of education and to give the world a window on China
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Balancing the books on teaching costs getting harder in UK
Report reveals that total recovery of full economic costs was a 5 per cent deficit across the sector
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Student loan shift tipped to tackle Nigerian sector underfunding
Universities move from public funding to charging tuition fees
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Real interdisciplinarity would bridge the quantitative-qualitative divide
Funders and administrators regularly praise the benefits of cross-departmental research, yet damaging schisms remain, says Jonathan Goodman
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More early career scientists winning NIH funding
Leading US science funding agency reports three straight years of record levels of awards to its early-stage applicants, with some gender and racial gains
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Our new institute for global security is a model for avoiding dystopia
International collaboration on tackling global problems has never been more important, say Chris Husbands and John Dewar
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King’s Birthday Honours: knighthood for UUK president Steve West
Sector leaders and academics from across the UK are recognised in the first King’s Birthday Honours list
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Marking boycott: half of Cambridge finalists might not graduate
Acting vice-chancellor urges staff to end refusal to assess work due to ‘enormous’ impact on students, including nine out of 10 postgraduates
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Canada puts evictions of Indian students on hold
Learners must beware of ‘slick-talking agents’ and should get help from staff at their universities, says academic
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US college sports revolution after athletes gain image rights
Name, image and likeness ruling leads to stampede for student athletes to cash in, plus ‘pay-to-play’ recruiting war
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Germany’s largest university buys UK college and degree powers
‘AI teaching leader’ IU, majority owned by private equity firm, adds Canadian university to portfolio alongside London banking education provider
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Canada aims to spread out international students across country
As Trudeau concludes sweeping immigration review, minister sees value in greater geographic division of visa approvals