Minister: looking at which groups don’t enter HE ‘doesn’t matter’
Universities minister Michelle Donelan calls for focus to be on jobs outcomes and individual needs rather than ‘box-ticking’ access measures
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Pandemic prompts lifelong-learning pivot and 500 job losses at UNSW
Australian university’s financial problems force a restructure and 500 redundancies, but vice-chancellor stresses opportunity in adversity
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Adelaide appoints new chancellor after governance crisis
Legal trailblazer to oversee governance of Australia’s third oldest university at a troubled time
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Does global health still have a colonial mindset?
Black Lives Matter protests have reignited debate over the persistence of ‘neocolonial’ structures within discipline
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Africa sees end to ‘helicopter research’ as pandemic changes minds
Travel restrictions on Western scholars have shown how African scientists can step up to lead, global health experts believe
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Voters in UK marginals ‘back government bailout for universities’
UCU poll seeks to step up political pressure on ministers to offer extra funding for universities during pandemic
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Trump retreats from threat to deport international students
Sued by universities, administration ends plan to evict foreigners whose campuses stay online
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Australia ‘should discount fully online classes’ post-Covid
‘Cloud’ discounts and fee and subsidy tweaks could underpin acceptable compromise deal, policy specialist suggests
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Australia stands out as leaving research elite to bear virus burden
The differential impacts of the Covid-19 wrecking ball reflect different countries’ priorities, conference hears
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Anglia Ruskin to establish new Peterborough university
‘Employment-focused’ institution aims to recruit 12,500 students by the end of the decade
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US academics open to online switch but seeking more support
Survey of 4,000 faculty shows first-timers struggling with student engagement
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Outspoken law scholar stripped of Tsinghua duties
China's top university has reportedly taken action against Xu Zhangrun, who called for government accountability
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International students ‘warm’ to blended learning and quarantine
But follow-up survey flags ‘generational’ loss of market share in countries that eschew charter flights
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Foreign students facing US expulsion find few alternatives
Late move by Trump leaves Canada and UK with few options for bailing out victims of new student visa restrictions
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Leadership crisis besets University of the South Pacific
Oceania’s pan-national university enveloped by scandal, duelling governance bodies and tit-for-tat accusations