Funding boost for sub-Saharan researchers
New £25 million fellowships launched by the African Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society
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US student enrolment ‘continues to decline’
Drop driven by fall in number of mature, part-time and non-degree seeking students in past year
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Turkish academics jailed for almost nine years over ‘terrorism’
Sixty-four staff from a university in south-west Turkey have been imprisoned over alleged links to a banned organisation
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Survey exposes financial burden of French higher education
Despite country’s reputation for egalitarian access, survey finds affordability is a struggle for some
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Nordic business schools should create MBAs ‘for rent’
Scandinavian executive education also told that it needs to look beyond profit
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Hong Kong student mocks Mandarin classes with ‘confession’
Hong Kong Baptist University student offers sardonic response after protest punishment
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The best universities for European music festivals
Every summer, Europe is taken over by music festivals and it’s almost mandatory to attend one as a student. Our guide will help you to work out the closest event to you based on your university
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The Home Office has questions to answer about flawed survey on international students
The Migration Advisory Committee’s survey was so poorly framed that any data would have been unusable, so how was it even approved? asks Tanja Bueltmann
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Are the humanities in crisis? If they are, how can we save them?
Although talk of crisis may be alarmist, academics in the humanities need to get out and fight their corner more effectively, former president says
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Why do Gulf states outperform West on female STEM participation?
Data from THE’s World University Rankings underscore that many more women are studying some science subjects in the Mena region, but does this translate into employment?
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The importance of arguing over teaching excellence
Only through disagreement and dispute can we establish what we value most in teaching, argues Paul Ashwin
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Oxford data reveal disciplines’ admissions equality divide
State school students more likely to apply for highly competitive courses, says university report
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Performance funding ‘risks unintended consequences’ in Australia
Policy shift in Australia could penalise institutions that focus on widening participation, warns pro vice-chancellor
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Universities ‘must not retreat from challenges of post-truth era’
Australian vice-chancellor highlights value of being considered ‘in an environment of toxic speed’
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Republican opposition to US higher education ‘overstated’
Major survey finds widespread support for universities among party’s supporters, but reveals clear divides with Democrats on funding