Hungarian drama students under pressure over dual enrolments
Agency accused of violating Lisbon convention for quizzing students who earned foreign credit after governance rift at the University of Theatre and Film in Budapest
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Arab University Rankings 2023: methodology
To reflect the region’s unique characteristics, we make adjustments to the rigorous and robust criteria that underpin our World University Rankings to arrive at the Arab University Rankings
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USS members set for refund on lost benefits in £900 million deal
Top-up to funds will reimburse university staff for money lost between April 2022 – when benefits were cut – and April 2024 – when they are set to be restored
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Funding reviews and medical places in frame in New Zealand poll
With tuition fees no longer an issue of contention, higher education reverts to bit-part role in forthcoming election
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Is Substack a brave new world for academic publishing?
Platform offers scholars a way of building a profile and livelihood away from universities, but what makes a successful Substacker, and is there really room for everyone?
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France’s private sector quality label plan met with scepticism
There are doubts about the education ministry’s proposed quality measures, with major players warning firmer guardrails will be needed to protect the public purse and baffled school-leavers from bad...
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Scholars doubt Iran’s push for 320,000 international students
Recruitment target is a ‘staged performance’ unlikely to yield real results, according to academics
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REF 2028 must promote academic freedom
The increased weighting of the environment section poses risks in an era when EDI is increasingly politicised, say Alice Sullivan and John Armstrong
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Leeds vice-chancellor Simone Buitendijk to step down
Union welcomes departure of former Imperial vice-provost, who will ‘seek new leadership opportunities’ in sector
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Sunak: Labour HE target ‘one of great mistakes of last 30 years’
Prime minister’s conference speech twice repeats ‘no more rip-off degrees’ line, sending signal ahead of election year
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Nanotech trailblazers win chemistry Nobel for quantum dots
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov share science’s top honour for research into tiny particles now used in TVs and medicine
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College president quits after sexual misconduct probe
Small private US campus leader leaves wake of graphic allegations and questions of previous institutions keeping quiet
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Graduate ‘suitability gap’ exacerbates professional shortages
While universities have their work cut out for them, skills forecasting agency says more graduates is not always the answer
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David Mba: from washing cars to leading a university
New Birmingham City University leader, who struggled to find work after first-class engineering degree, discusses boosting social capital for minority students and staff
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Hundreds of scholars urge reversal of AHRC PhD studentship cuts
More than 1,000 signatories back petition demanding the Arts and Humanities Research Council examine how doctoral funding changes will affect disadvantaged students