Melbourne stops work on new campus, citing ‘constrained’ finances
Construction on A$2bn Fishermans Bend site paused for at least five years, amid revenue concerns and systemic delays
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Home secretary vows to ‘clamp down’ on asylum claims by students
Yvette Cooper launches mass messaging campaign warning 132,000 overseas students not to overstay visas or lodge weak asylum bids
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New advisory group to drive revamped NZ tertiary sector strategy
Performance-based research fund also faces overhaul, as Wellington embraces least disruptive and costly aspects of landmark review’s proposals
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Don’t expect funding reform plan in skills White Paper, v-cs told
Politicians expected to leave universities to sort out their problems despite hopes for government intervention
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White House warning takes ‘binary view of China research threat’
Trump security crackdown risks undermining US collaboration, with China now said to be more concerned with protecting its own research than prying into others
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National exams could combat spiralling NZ grade inflation – report
Thinktank urges change of culture from ‘kindness to fairness’ after identifying rapid rise in number of top marks awarded by universities
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Higher financial requirements ‘putting students off London’
Need to have more money in the bank when applying for a visa could prompt students to look at institutions outside the capital, poll finds
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Leaders and academics must rebuild trust – or risk losing excellence
Threat of financial collapse is causing universities to double down on an officious management style that is sapping academic morale, undermining excellence and damaging collegiality between academia...
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Can you reach low-income students without targeting them?
Neither Arizona State University nor Chonnam National University explicitly targets marginalised students but both score highly in THE’s Impact Rankings for enrolling them. The institutions’...
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Academics must be open to changing their minds on acceptable AI use
Honest and open-ended conversations over how AI can be productively used in the learning journey are needed, not ChatGPT bans, says Ava Doherty
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Paying board members could improve governance, universities told
Culture crucial to effectiveness of university boards, but growing responsibilities of voluntary governors may exclude some, Advance HE report warns
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Lea Ypi: ‘Use the personal to highlight political problems’
The London School of Economics philosopher speaks to Matthew Reisz about following up her best-selling memoir Free, the state of academic freedom in the UK and the US and the misogyny faced by women...
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Australian federal funding ‘well under half’ of university income
Commonwealth share reaches lowest point despite aggregate increase, highlighting likely consequences of international education squeeze
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Universities would share ‘almost all’ services to help finances
Looking at existing services offered by other providers before tendering could help universities save up to 10 per cent, report finds
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New tax on fees ‘unlikely to dent Malaysia’s growth ambitions’
Country hoping to expand international admissions levies ‘contradictory’ 6 per cent surcharge on tuition costs of overseas students