Focus on student skills over knowledge, universities urged
Sector leaders call for rethink of teaching methods to prepare students for changing world of work
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Dependant restrictions push UK student visa numbers down
Number of family members allowed to enter UK down 80 per cent after tightening of rules
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One-size-fits-all overseas franchising is incompatible with decolonisation
Gendering and decolonising curricula requires a nuanced consideration of learners’ diverse perspectives and cultural contexts, says Heather Jeffrey
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‘Academic solipsism’ risk from chatbot use, warns university head
Growing use of chatbots within higher education is likely to foster unoriginal and ‘solipsistic’ thought, says IE president
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Foreign branch campuses could make Greece a global hub of excellence
New legislation opens the way for quality-focused branches to drive up standards across a traditionally public HE sector, says Ianis Matsoukas
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King’s challenged over EDI requirement in promotion process
University discriminating against those with gender-critical beliefs, bringing it into conflict with new free speech rules, legal opinion states
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Beware the public backlash from ‘science triumphalism’
A radical new manifesto for science communication is warning about the dangers of making arrogant claims that academic knowledge can explain the mysteries of the universe. Matthew Reisz meets its...
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Gold standard of UK degrees is lost in translation
Inflated marks, overworked staff and politically compromised courses are the price of exploiting offshore UK-registered students, says Michael Day
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China prioritises research spending despite economic downturn
Central investment might go some way to mitigate declining spending by local government and industry
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Academics wouldn’t drink to the handover of marking to AI
Would someone who found effective software for their department never have to buy a beer again? Not according to my survey, says Paul Breen
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Congress pushes NIH to review reproducibility and ‘near misses’
As part of annual budget, lawmakers also call for focus on fraud, new funding models and peer review
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Supervisor suspended after students allege academic misconduct
Huang Feiruo placed on leave by Huazhong Agricultural University after whistleblowing report circulates widely
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David Maguire gets UEA vice-chancellor job on permanent basis
Appointment of ex-Greenwich leader confirmed by crisis-hit institution halfway through interim appointment
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‘Women’s disciplines’ get lower scores than male-dominated fields
Female and male academics alike suffer from apparent bias against female-dominated fields such as education and nursing, study suggests
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Universities struggling to compete with industry on research pay
In global survey, barely one in 10 academic leaders say they feel well prepared to address the challenges of providing competitive compensation