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Now I get how our foreign students feel, says Australian in US
Crippling uncertainty, wild policy swings, stranded students, excessive discretionary power – it’s playing out again, this time in Boston
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No one safe as ‘vital’ front-line campus staff targeted for ‘early exits’
Once praised as key workers, low-salaried university employees dedicated to student safety are increasingly seen as redundancy fodder, says security guard George Bass
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Universities face ‘tough’ spending review after brutal few months
Potential reprioritisation of parts of research budget could heap pressure on institutions already counting cost of immigration and tax changes
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Overseas students ‘vulnerable for years’ if social media vetted
Students fearful of taking trips home or travelling to international events in case they are left stranded amid Donald Trump’s latest crackdown
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UCU warned of court battle if strike against minister progresses
Union threat could prove to be more about ‘propaganda’, with legality of pursuing dispute against education secretary questioned
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Judge university courses on graduate earnings, says IFS
Wage metric can help better measure student outcomes, concludes long-awaited study commissioned by the UK government
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Need for foreign engineers ‘won’t change without fee reform’
University tuition fee freezes seen as key barrier to expansion of domestic IT and engineering workforce, restricting Labour’s goal of meeting skills gaps
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‘Time to be imaginative,’ says new Universities Australia chair
With international students being squeezed, both government and industry must ‘grapple with university funding realities’, according to Carolyn Evans
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Hong Kong PolyU sees jump in China applicants amid US tensions
University president believes strained relations bring opportunities for Hong Kong’s development but warns international collaborations increasingly at risk
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University reform vital in tough times, Romania’s new leader told
Former professor, who saw off challenge from far right, urged to prioritise changes to education and research despite country’s stark financial problems
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Student support to become ‘primary focus’ amid AI rise – Peck
Development of tools that can provide personalised learning will leave universities to focus on professional and personal development, incoming chair of OfS says
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Are private colleges dragging down the reputation of UK HE?
The OfS’ recent imposition of its first fines over franchised provision highlighted what some regard as the dark underbelly of UK higher education. But is there really a significant problem in the...
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Staff back strikes over University of Bradford cuts
Union fears more than 300 jobs at risk as institution plans to close chemistry and film courses