National exams could combat spiralling NZ grade inflation – report
Thinktank urges change of culture from ‘kindness to fairness’ after identifying rapid rise in number of top marks awarded by universities
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Higher financial requirements ‘putting students off London’
Need to have more money in the bank when applying for a visa could prompt students to look at institutions outside the capital, poll finds
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Academics must be open to changing their minds on acceptable AI use
Honest and open-ended conversations over how AI can be productively used in the learning journey are needed, not ChatGPT bans, says Ava Doherty
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Paying board members could improve governance, universities told
Culture crucial to effectiveness of university boards, but growing responsibilities of voluntary governors may exclude some, Advance HE report warns
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Lea Ypi: ‘Use the personal to highlight political problems’
The London School of Economics philosopher speaks to Matthew Reisz about following up her best-selling memoir Free, the state of academic freedom in the UK and the US and the misogyny faced by women...
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Australian federal funding ‘well under half’ of university income
Commonwealth share reaches lowest point despite aggregate increase, highlighting likely consequences of international education squeeze
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Universities would share ‘almost all’ services to help finances
Looking at existing services offered by other providers before tendering could help universities save up to 10 per cent, report finds
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Can you reach low-income students without targeting them?
Neither Arizona State University nor Chonnam National University explicitly targets marginalised students but both score highly in THE’s Impact Rankings for enrolling them. The institutions’...
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New tax on fees ‘unlikely to dent Malaysia’s growth ambitions’
Country hoping to expand international admissions levies ‘contradictory’ 6 per cent surcharge on tuition costs of overseas students
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Student get-out-the-vote clampdown ‘profoundly anti-democratic’
Trump administration’s efforts to restrict voter registration campaigns another sign of top-down interference in campuses, critics say
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Pressure prompts universities to revise EDI recruitment ads
Universities change job requirements after free speech groups raise concerns following new legislation
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Student ‘money mules’ increasingly targeted by organised crime
Government urged to close ‘regulation loophole’ to better protect staff and students from risks of money laundering
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Payouts signal final demise of Korea’s ‘zombie universities’
Long-awaited new law enables closure of failing private institutions, but scholars warn it risks worsening regional divides and job insecurity for professors
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Social class should be an EDI category in higher education
Failure to acknowledge how class operates within academia means many students still feel uncomfortable on campus, says Beth Johnson