Faces of 2023: who shaped higher education headlines this year
Times Higher Education journalists name the academics and administrators at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates over the past 12 months
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Norway budget: students given more support but research funds cut
Rise in financial aid of 10 per cent ‘like an early Christmas present’ amid rising costs, says national student group
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OfS won’t charge for free speech complaints against universities
But institutions may face paying regulator’s costs under new proposals outlined by England’s new free speech champion
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Dismissing ‘privileged’ views is myopic and unethical
The concept of privilege is much more complex and dynamic than those who wield it often assume, says Noam Schimmel
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Coventry set to cut nearly £100 million as sector crisis bites
Financial pressures also force Sheffield Hallam to open voluntary severance scheme to all academic staff
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London Met offers year of fully paid maternity leave
University will also offer eight weeks of paternity leave, doubling previous offering
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UK’s post-study visa ‘not attracting skilled workers’
Many international students who stay in the country using two-year graduate route end up in low wage jobs, finds key government body
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Aberdeen saves joint language degrees after criticism
University still looking at closing single honours programmes after declines in recruitment
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King’s College London Portsmouth branch campus to train doctors
Russell Group university will treble its graduate medicine intake by training students on England’s south coast
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International education drives surprise boost to Australia’s GDP
Education exports and high student loan repayments help offset damage from inflation and interest rates, according to Australian mini-budget
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Campus catering ‘too expensive and unhealthy’
Cost-of-living crisis has not spawned improvements in university food options, Australian analysis finds
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Pioneering private university pivots to new African challenges
Famed for its focus on ethics, Ghana’s Ashesi puts new focus on demographic shifts, health and climate change
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Halfon: UK doing everything possible to attract overseas students
But minister refuses to rule out further changes to post-study work visa as he outlines details of coming review
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All of the REF – not just 25% of it – must drive a better research culture
Everyone, from funders to individuals, has a role to play in building a research system that operates with integrity and robustness, says Alexandra Freeman
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Erasmus+ must invest in global partnerships, sector leaders say
Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities calls for ‘significant boost’ to partnerships with non-European institutions