‘Immense’ delays for Australia-bound PhD students ‘camouflaged’
One in five waiting more than a year for doctoral visas despite claims processing times have been speeded up
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UK’s Chinese student decline could be ‘sign of diversification’
Drop in international students applying via Ucas, down to lowest level since 2014, might offer signs of market pressures
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Ecosystem engineering holds key to reversing climate catastrophe
Remodelling engineering degrees to include rewilding and ecological restoration would benefit students, society and the planet, says Paul Jepson
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Canberra unveils ‘measured’ international education reforms
Australian rule changes, like UK clampdown and mooted Canadian cap, coincide with exploding enrolments from South Asia
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Chicago Principles tested as free speech rows split faculties
US universities look to alternative ways of ensuring diverse views are respected, reflecting differing approaches to the ‘crisis’
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Sweden reforms social work degrees to tackle gang violence
Graduates seen as poorly prepared in country with spiralling murder rate but top-down syllabus update said to ‘violate’ normal practice
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I left academia to coach other academics at a crossroads
Seven years after he took the ‘big leap’ out of academia, John Ankers explains what he’s learned from life coaching other scholars who are mulling a change of career
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China pauses youth unemployment updates amid graduate jobs crisis
National Bureau of Statistics suspends release of figures, leaving universities in the dark over how situation is developing
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Academics recognise edtech’s value but they’re still tired of it
Faculty often feel they’re always on the job because of technology and the stress can stem from not feeling totally in control, writes Betheny Gross
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Feared Czech institute takeover risks ‘incompetent interference’
Leaked draft of summertime power grab has spooked scientists, but most admit country’s network of 76 institutes needs reform
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Australian R&D investment hits 17-year low
Figure emerges as Intergenerational Report highlights research’s role in arresting productivity plunge
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Every researcher can learn from Tessier-Lavigne’s downfall
If Stanford’s now-departed president had fully faced up to dubious practices in his lab and insisted on corrections, his infractions of research integrity could have been forgiven, says David Sanders
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‘No regrets’ over Covid scepticism, says Nobelist Michael Levitt
Stanford University chemist unrepentant about his contrarianism during the pandemic despite some of his bold predictions proving incorrect
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Resolving strikes requires ‘rethink of collective bargaining’
Divisions on both sides mean finding compromise that suits all is proving impossible, with sector’s reputation on the line
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Sydney stays neutral on indigenous voice vote
University one of the few to avoid pushing an institutional line on the forthcoming Australian referendum