OfS accused of seeing student engagement as ‘tick box exercise’
Student representatives tell Lords inquiry that English regulator more concerned with satisfying desires of government
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International education dream ‘under threat’ from soaring living costs
IDP global survey of 21,000 students also spotlights importance of post-study work rights in student decisions on destinations
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Clintons launch £500K scholarship fund for NI students to study in US
Scholarships announced at QUB conference as Hillary and Bill Clinton visit to mark 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement
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The new World University Rankings 2024 methodology (WUR 3.0)
Announcing an update to the methodology behind our global league table of universities effective this year
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Russian university’s China campus sends ‘strong signal’
Once built, aerospace institute on southern island of Hainan will become first solo campus run by Russian institution inside Asian superpower
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New university ‘won’t cure’ Germany’s rural doctor shortage
Brandenburg’s multi-billion euro ‘model for rural medicine’ will not stop doctors wanting to work in big cities, experts caution
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Monash accused of ‘rewriting rules’ in underpayments row
University says attempts to retrospectively change a years-old agreement are about ‘resolving ambiguities’ around how staff are paid for student consultations
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Humanities could change the world – if only they could change themselves
There are few professional roles that would not benefit from a broad and complex humanities foundation, says Harvey Graff
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Texas senators move to ban tenure and diversity initiatives
State Senate has already passed one of three bills that would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs, and ban what the legislation defines as...
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UCU marking boycott to go ahead after members reject offer
Academics to refuse to assess students’ work for an indefinite period, posing threat to this year’s graduations
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Harvard’s Bacow urges pushback against political threats
Outgoing president laments partisan attacks on academia as he is criticised for handing a major honour to top funder of Ron DeSantis
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Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings: a new framework
African rankings methodology looks beyond traditional research-focused metrics on teaching and research to include societal impact, writes Phil Baty
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Merge tertiary education funding models, Australian review told
Single system for accessing skills training and higher education would remove longstanding barriers between the two, lobby group claims
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Talking leadership: Annika Östman Wernerson on rebuilding trust
The rector of Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute takes charge of the world-leading medical school after the disruptions of a pandemic and an ethics scandal
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Problems with bank checks drive student visa refusals
Applicants from countries without differentiation agreements with the UK face battle to show they can support their studies financially