The week in higher education – 20 June 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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‘Principles, not price’ should guide Australian fees: report
Accord panellists’ ‘preferred options’ also include ‘equity levy’ on high-fee courses and no change to international education
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Interview with Sandro Galea
Leaving Boston University to start a new school of public health at Washington University in St Louis, the Malta native eyes the critical importance of shaping public attitudes
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Is Narendra Modi’s electoral setback a win for Indian HE?
A decade of rule by the Hindu-nationalist BJP has seen a combustible mixture of technocratic reform and political interference in higher education. But the party’s below-par showing in this month’s...
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20 June 2024 digital edition
Left alone: Is Modi’s electoral setback a win for Indian universities?
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Excellence and community role are key to public support for HE
UK universities’ image is better than many in the sector suppose, but we should be wary of being seen as profit-obsessed, says Bobby Duffy
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Student-university trust ‘weakens’ as cost of living bites
School-leavers showing less interest in wider campus life and increasingly view degree only as a route to employment, report suggests
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In difficult times, vice-chancellors need more diverse boards to lean on
Expanding the pool of candidates for an unpaid but significant commitment is hard, but there are rich rewards for both sides, says Kim Frost
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UCU staff strike suspended as independent investigation agreed
‘Constructive discussions’ reported in main sector union’s in-house industrial dispute
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Seoul promises funding for universities as government goes rural
City’s mayor ramps up university investment as South Korea continues decentralisation of the country’s education system
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James Purnell to step down as UAL v-c to take up consultancy role
Former Labour Cabinet minister and BBC executive to move on after three years
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Australian politicians ‘dreaming’ over overseas student caps
Crackdown proposed without any forethought about the broader consequences, Press Club hears
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Women ‘take 15 years more than men’ to become professors
Analysis of Russell Group data says female researchers are more likely to stay at lower pay grades or to leave the sector
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Record £1.3 million severance pay for English sector leaders
Private providers make biggest payouts to departing principals
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Australian overseas student caps ‘jeopardise housing projects’
Government’s proposal will intensify the problem it is supposed to solve while ‘wreaking havoc’ on universities’ finances, universities say