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‘Endemic micro-cheating’ by academics ‘going unpunished’
Growing levels of questionable research practices have been overshadowed by a ‘moral panic’ over student use of AI, says education dean
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‘Academic diplomacy’ can bridge political divides, says EUA head
Universities should be able to continue working with one another even when governments fall out, according to the president of body that represents 900 institutions
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Degree-holders have better well-being than non-graduates
Sutton Trust says findings support argument that value of higher education should be judged on more than post-university salaries alone
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The OfS-Sussex verdict is logically flawed. It can’t be allowed to stand
Without correction by a higher court, the likely result will be confusion about what the Freedom of Speech Act requires, says Abhishek Saha
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Researchers ‘much more likely to leave UK’ than other professions
Academics who relocate to country among the most likely to only stay short term because of precarious contracts and global opportunities
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Staff demand ‘Cambridge weighting’ as strike action extended
University urged to follow Oxford’s lead and give staff extra allowance to cope with city’s high living costs
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Australian budget bankrolls R&D overhaul by ‘moving funding’
Treasury also implements A$11 million levy to fund National Student Ombudsman, and ‘enhanced security’ of student visa applications
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Further teaching grant cuts ‘would undermine tuition fee rise’
Ministers urged to protect budget for ‘strategic priorities’ as government funding cuts over past decade place higher burden on graduates
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DfE unveils £6 million centres in ‘deliberate shift’ on research
New flagship university-based research centres may signal end of intentional sidelining of pedagogy academics
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Victorian universities boost annual earnings by A$1bn
Latest tranche of financial accounts depicts a sector in hearty financial health, despite policy volatility
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VUW anoints provost Bryony James as incoming v-c
Cornish engineer specialising in the properties of food bites off leadership role at capital city university
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Nottingham ‘would run out of money’ by 2031 without further cuts
Vice-chancellor defends deep job losses at embattled institution, insisting restructure will help it adapt to changed environment in higher education