English universities plan charter to tackle ‘low-quality’ courses
Move will include guidance around when to close, merge or reform courses, but Universities UK points out difficulty of assessing courses’ value
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US international recruitment down 43 per cent as pandemic hits
Covid massively accelerates decline that was already under way, seen as being driven by Trump administration policies
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Australian minister ‘reserves decision’ on research projects
Pre-approved grants referred to security agencies as another front opens up in debate over research risks
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Russian politics ‘plagued by PhD plagiarism’
Half of regional governors’ dissertations contained copied text, and these plagiarists went on to perform worse in government, research suggests
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Universities may ‘struggle’ to run mass Covid tests, v-cs warn
Sector leaders raise questions over timing of pre-Christmas plans and workload involved
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Exhaustion and uncertainty cloud New Zealand’s Covid-free summer
Island nation’s pandemic management has been the envy of the world, but academics are still paying a price
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The humanities are crucial to addressing the assault on truth
If we can’t find the narrative forms to make the world real to one another, we risk losing our politics to the fantasists and cynics, says Lyndsey Stonebridge
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New book provides self-help for those struggling in academe
Being Well in Academia offers guidance on ‘bullying, conflict, death, poverty, racism and violence’, says author and ‘agony aunt’ Petra Boynton
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We need to talk about student homelessness
UK universities must investigate how many of their students are affected by homelessness – and what can be done about it, says Ricardo Visinho
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International education ‘weaponised’ as geopolitical tension rises
Conference also hears that online learning might present more equitable opportunities for cultural exchange
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We must not sacrifice accuracy for publication speed
For a successful transition to open access, we must respect the needs and requirements for different types of output and disciplines, says Rhodri Jackson
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Williamson confirms plan to consider post-qualification admissions
Education secretary says use of predicted grades in English system ‘breeds low aspiration and unfairness’
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Universities and pension bosses at loggerheads over USS future
Vice-chancellors criticise level of contributions proposed by Universities Superannuation Scheme
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Universities ‘moving closer to the centre’ of political conflict
UK’s chief scientific adviser for national security says threat to universities’ values is most significant risk
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Call for mission-focused ‘collaboration zones’ to boost UK R&D
Vice-chancellors and business leaders urge tighter focus and fresh funding incentives to drive up industry-academia innovation