Universities must transform to ensure no one is left behind in the era of AI
By instilling a passion for innovation and interdisciplinary exploration, higher education can and must remain relevant, say Teruo Fujii and Joseph Aoun
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Run European legislation past universities, sector leaders urge
‘University check’ would allow for issues to be resolved in the drafting stage, rather than once policies have been announced, says EUA
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Tuan quits as CUHK president after new governance rules come in
Experienced leader says new structure, imposed despite significant opposition, makes it an ‘opportune moment’ to go
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Concern over HIV cases among Australia’s international students
Resurgence of virus among vulnerable overseas students prompts calls for better awareness campaigns and pharmaceutical subsidies
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National Institutes of Health weighs pay hike for postdocs
Top US funding agency considers $70,000 (£55,000) minimum salary that could become wider model
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Student loans ‘losing taxpayer money’ even when repaid in full
Soaring cost of government borrowing drives price of English system up by £10 billion per year, says new IFS report
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University mental health support ‘desperately under-resourced’
Practitioners who work with students considering quitting due to issues with pay, workloads and increasingly complex cases
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Consultancy is the unsung hero of university innovation. Let’s do more
Consultancy not only transcends disciplinary boundaries within universities, but also between academia, industry and other actors, says Amanda Zeffman
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Imperial opens first overseas research centre in Singapore
Opening outpost alongside other Western universities designed to help drive collaboration in South-east Asia
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World University Rankings 2025: time to submit your data
Universities are invited to participate, as the portal for our global research-focused ranking opens
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US academics fear grim precedent set by Gay’s Harvard exit
With Claudine Gay accepting debatable instances of plagiarism as final straw, faculty see odds getting hopeless for countering unified political and economic power
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Former v-c David Richardson left crisis-hit UEA with £97K pay-off
Union describes payment made when staff were facing redundancy as ‘unconscionable’, but institution says it was following contract
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Rethink French immigration law, university leaders urge Macron
Restrictions would increase registration fees for non-EU learners, but plans to make international students pay returnable deposits for residence are already in doubt
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Plagiarism policing serves democracy, not white, Western supremacy
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the Claudine Gay case, proper referencing should be insisted on to encourage critical, original thinking, says Ian Pace
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Scholarship organisations should stop looking for reasons to say no
A significant amount of money goes unclaimed even during a cost-of-living crisis because of arduous and opaque application processes, says Eve Dullabh