Fund us to do our job, New Zealand sector tells Wellington
Underfunding, compliance costs and buffer targets have left universities with ‘no room to manoeuvre’, says representative group
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Germany’s strict return to classrooms risks ‘missed opportunity’
Universities seen as lacking capacity and strategy to embrace blended learning long-term
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Indian Institutes of Technology hit internationalisation ceiling
Portion of overseas students remains low, with IITs reluctant to make concessions on admissions criteria
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UK research status ‘at real risk’ as Horizon row damage widens
UK will give up its leadership role in EU-wide research projects for a back seat if association impasse drags on, warns Liverpool science chief
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Set carbon budgets to limit university flights, say researchers
Academics urge action to avoid losing pandemic-era gains, also suggesting making emissions a key factor in project evaluations
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Performing arts need a research and practice excellence framework
Research-led teaching is undermined when academics’ research is pushed into areas only obliquely related to students’ interests, says Ian Pace
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Talking leadership 25: Suzanne Fortier on supporting refugees and addressing racism
The vice-chancellor of McGill University reflects on her nine years leading one of Canada’s top universities as she prepares to step down
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Oxford names neuroscientist Irene Tracey as vice-chancellor
Merton College warden boasts long association with city and university, but is relative newcomer to top-level leadership
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UK student mental health crisis ‘may be worse than thought’
Study highlights significant under-reporting of anxiety and stress, with male and ethnic minority learners among least likely to seek help
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Scholars tipped to desert universities if US states ban abortion
After leaked version of US Supreme Court ruling, conservative-state universities face prospect of sliding further behind on quality
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‘First causal evidence’ that degrees ‘make people more liberal’
Study finds getting a degree reduces authoritarianism and racial prejudice and increases economic right-wing attitudes
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Australian job losses ‘not driven by pandemic necessity’
Extent of staffing overhauls bore little relationship to Covid’s financial carnage, says report
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English number caps ‘could be seen as signal of poor quality’
Universities UK fears restricting student numbers at particular providers could have damaging reputational effects
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Student number caps will hurt everyone, not just universities
Restricting university entry will make widening participation and levelling-up all the harder, says Steve West