Universities could launch legal action over teacher training axe
Twelve universities understood to have been unsuccessful in applications under controversial new regime
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US pushed to ease restrictions on global scientific exchange
As global talent shifts, National Academies experts warn nation increasingly has more to gain than lose in a less restrictive atmosphere
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Fragility in the system
International students add hugely to the richness of universities. But are the risks of relying on their fees to subsidise so much fully understood?
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Soochow and Stanford professors win Yidan prizes
Founder of China’s New Education Initiative will use award money to expand programme’s reach to rural areas
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29 September 2022 digital edition
Upward trajectory: can Australia lure back international students post-Covid?
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Interview with Laura Elin Pigott
The UK’s youngest lecturer talks about an international upbringing that made her at home in academia and the fresh perspective of youth in research
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Scientific sleuths use ‘tortured phrases’ to find research fraud
‘Fluffy rationale’, ‘uncooked records’ and ‘kidney disappointment’ are among the nonsensical terms that have exposed bogus scientific papers
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The week in higher education – 29 September 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Students fear for free speech – and support efforts to protect it
Half of students feel universities are becoming less tolerant, and most back legislation on the issue, but survey reveals complex picture overall
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Drive to improve university civic engagement wins £3.7 million
Sheffield Hallam to develop new framework assessing English higher education institutions’ community development activities
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Share ‘Plan B’ research funding more fairly than Horizon – paper
Alternative to Horizon Europe should examine why ‘closed clubs’ of elite universities enjoy so much funding success, says Hepi report
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Being working class holds back our careers, say UK academics
Union’s survey finds majority feels social class determines career progression in higher education
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From hippy activist to science guru: Carlo Rovelli on why ‘wasting time’ is key to scientific discovery
The Italian physicist known for making complex science intelligible explains how radical student politics, hallucinogenic drugs and hitch-hiking around America helped him become one of science’s...
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Can Australia win the global tug of war for international students?
As it emerges from its Covid isolation, Australia is rolling back restrictions on foreign students and graduates in the hope of ushering more of them into its depleted workforce. But amid competitive...
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I’m a doctor and I don’t want my student debt forgiven
US college debt cancellation ought to be restricted by income and profession, says Abraham Nussbaum