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Republican nominee promises to end department in second term, though experts see underlying details as the more threatening aspects
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Asian universities may struggle to be successful in Horizon Europe
Ministry support will be vital, but a lack of political imperative could limit motivation, say Hyejin Kim, Erik Mobrand and Sylvia Schwaag Serger
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Bloomberg billion makes Johns Hopkins medical school free to most
Latest gift brings tycoon’s total gifts to alma mater to about $4.6 billion
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Hinds and Griffith to shadow new ministers for Conservatives
Former education secretary returns to old brief, while ex-science minister steps up following Donelan’s defeat
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Auckland ‘too slow’ to protect academic from pandemic threats
Judge tells university to pay damages but rules there was no breach of Siouxsie Wiles’ academic freedom
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Academics urged to fill policy void at heart of new UK government
Scholars see opportunities to influence Labour’s thinking on universities and beyond as power of thinktanks wanes
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New Zealand seeks to drive up degree completion rates
When too many students fail to graduate, small investments can make a world of difference, says commission
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Chinese students ‘most likely to face racism’ in UK post-Covid
Increased discrimination may be hangover from pandemic, say researchers behind International Student Barometer
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Complainants must be told the results of sexual misconduct investigations
The instinct to err on the side of non-transparency is understandable, but the accused get more protection than the victims, say five experts
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Jacqui Smith returns to government as education minister
Former Labour home secretary expected to be handed responsibility for higher education and skills
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South African reshuffle fails to lift HE sector ‘pessimism’
Experts left underwhelmed by appointment of Nobuhle Nkabane and warn of significant challenges ahead
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Academic publishers must respond to reviewer fatigue
Institute of Physics Publishing is making innovative efforts to broaden the referee pool beyond the usual suspects, says Laura Feetham-Walker
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Name change demands over university namesake’s colonial legacy
La Trobe moniker celebrates a genocidal past, staff and students say
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We must not lose momentum in initiatives to support Ukrainian HE
Successful university twinning arrangements were set up remarkably quickly. They must not be allowed to peter out slowly, says Anthony Manning
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Sir Patrick Vallance joins Labour government as science minister
Covid-era chief scientific adviser backed party’s Great British Energy plan during the election campaign