New German government promises funding boost for universities
‘Traffic light’ coalition brings festive joy with ‘very specific and detailed’ promises to sector that felt neglected by last administration
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‘More assertive’ OfS reassures universities on quality plans
‘There will not be armies of OfS inspectors assessing teaching quality,’ says chief executive in annual report
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Women largely absent from Asian highly cited lists
Clarivate ranking ‘reflects systemic bias’ in institutions, says citation analyst
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New president opens doors at Australia’s learned academy
Nanotechnologist and laser expert shines the way for others, by endowment as well as by example
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Our experiment with contextual admissions has been a big success
Both dropout rates and attainment have held steady since Abertay radically reduced entry grades for disadvantaged applicants, says Nigel Seaton
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Temple business school dean convicted of falsifying rankings
In first such prosecution, Moshe Porat faces 25 years in jail for conspiracy with professor and administrator to dramatically boost MBA rankings
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UK provides Horizon funding guarantee amid political impasse
Government promises stopgap funding for first wave of successful UK-based applicants, as European Commission keeps schtum on full association
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Australian borders shut on the eve of their opening
Latest developments on both sides of the Tasman Sea highlight the uncertainty confronting international students
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Breaking strike with recorded lectures ‘may be against the law’
Intellectual property rights are likely to rest with lecturers despite university ownership claims, say legal experts
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Polish universities are walking a political tightrope
The country’s conservative government is wary of academia’s social influence and values, but a ministerial letter offers hope, says Agnieszka Piotrowska
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Talking leadership 4: Bill Flanagan on restructuring after huge budget cuts
The University of Alberta president discusses using data, collaboration and a positive vision to turn around the institution while minimising internal disputes
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ANU governance ‘largely’ fit for purpose
Audit finds shortcomings in Australian university’s capital works, budget, fraud control and executive pay arrangements
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The Private Life of William Shakespeare, by Lena Cowen Orlin
Peter J. Smith gets drowned in the detail of an ambitious study of the playwright’s milieu
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Alistair Jarvis leaving Universities UK to become London PVC
Communications expert has led sector body since 2017
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Public trust in science soared in pandemic, says global survey
Trust in scientists rose in the UK at a faster rate than the global average during the pandemic, Wellcome Trust finds