Russian student ‘shopped by classmates’ over anti-war posts
Involvement of university staff in prosecution of Olesya Krivtsova a major cause for concern, observers say
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Fossil fuel divestment is not enough to tackle climate change
The divestment movement can claim victory. But what about all the companies that enable fossil fuel exploitation, asks Zak Coleman
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US law dean battles call for ousting over Trump ‘advice’
Named as founding law dean at High Point University, Mark Martin denies refusing congressional investigators but also keeps quiet about advice to defeated president on day of Capitol building assault
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Korean university admission fee axe ‘may push tuition costs up’
Move to ‘ease burden’ on applicants could leave institutions with ‘no choice’ but to raise other costs, scholar warns
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China’s Young Thousand Talents fails to attract ‘top’ scientists
But situation may change with scale-up of programme, potentially causing talent shortfall in US, authors suggest
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Is it time for UCU members to go on indefinite strike?
Jo Grady’s more gradualist approach to industrial action offers better prospects for success, say Jak Peake and Adam Ozanne
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University opens energy advice centre to help households save
London South Bank students will offer information on reducing consumption, cutting bills and improving efficiency
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Buckle up
After a tumultuous 2022, what will the new year bring for higher education? Some of the UK sector’s respected crystal-ball gazers offer their predictions for 2023
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5 January 2023 digital edition
Nowhere to hide: Can India tackle sexual misconduct on campus?
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Starmer refuses to commit to abolishing tuition fees in England
Labour leader says party has ‘a number of propositions’ on the issue that will be put forward before the next general election
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US admissions scandal mastermind Rick Singer jailed
Federal prosecutor declares that prosecutions changed elite university operations, although wealth-based privileges seen as still robust
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New year predictions: what does 2023 have in store for universities?
With hostility from the Home Office over international student numbers, membership of Horizon Europe slipping away and heavy demands placed on institutions by regulators, UK university staff will be...
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The week in higher education – 5 January 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Jessica Corner: reforms may ‘substantially shift’ REF weightings
New Research England head reflects on her roundabout route into academia and the future of research evaluation
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University finances vulnerable to international student crackdown
London-based institutions and post-92s face losing millions if brakes put on overseas enrolment