Staff ‘demoralised’ by lack of career progression amid cost cuts
Promotion freezes at UK universities exacerbate frustrations caused by mass redundancies and low pay rises, with academics warning it could force more people out of the sector
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Grants boost enrolment in high participation countries – study
Researchers find non-repayable grants key to increasing higher education participation in countries where more than two-fifths of adults have a degree
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Lecturers ‘deeply shocked’ as EU drops lettori compensation case
Commission claim that decades-long discrimination dispute has been resolved described as ‘incomprehensible’
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Researchers need to reclaim the conversation on the value of research
Sector lobbyists may be partly responsible for the Public Accounts Committee’s over-emphasis on commercial outcomes, says B.V.E. Hyde
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ChatGPT ‘study mode’ feature aims to encourage critical thinking
OpenAI builds tool to combat student reliance on AI answers, but insists that cheating requires ‘holistic’ approach from universities and tech firms
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Ice cream seller ‘shaming’ exposes China ‘graduate success flaws’
Viral case reveals how Chinese universities prioritise prestige over personal choice, exposing tensions in a system struggling to adapt to mass higher education, academics say
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EU proposes partially suspending Israel from Horizon Europe
Commission cites ‘rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation’ in Gaza, saying Israel has breached human rights obligations
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Bristol plans to open its first overseas campus in Mumbai
Russell Group institution gets green light to set up international base in time for its 150th anniversary
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Breaking Seoul’s dominance of South Korean HE will be near impossible
Rather than spreading resources thinly, better to build two or three true educational hubs in key regions beyond the capital, says Theodore Jun Yoo
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University mergers proposal refloated in Australia’s west
Amalgamation of Perth institutions up for discussion again, two years after review went nowhere
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ANZ universities adopt ‘unified position’ on open access
Simpler ‘publish-as-a-service’ agreements in the frame as sector eyes ‘pivotal year’ for removal of research paywalls
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English universities ‘unprepared’ as new free speech rules loom
Institutions review policies ahead of new obligations coming into force but campaigners believe culture change is needed, as they gear up to highlight breaches
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Universities meeting fraction of demand for AI skills training
‘Huge potential’ for higher education to tap into ‘massive pool of interested students’, finds report
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University of Edinburgh racism review ‘hypocritical’, claim staff
Four-year inquiry that concluded university was ‘haven’ for racist theories and benefitted from colonial links should have had wider remit, according to campaigners