Third of US college graduates live with parents
Analysis links poor salary returns to students underestimating career potential of major choices – and universities not sharing earnings information
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Ukrainian refugee costs final straw for Slovakian universities
Some universities getting ready to cut staff numbers after footing bills for housing and feeding Ukrainian families from institutional budgets
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It’s time to drop the tyranny of student reviews of teaching
Reliance on student reviews of university teaching has led to a warped understanding of quality, says Sally Patfield
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‘Outlier’ university forges path to more autonomy for Kazakh sector
Nazarbayev University president is ready to stop being envy of post-Soviet system, where centralised governance is still the norm
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Fixing Ukraine’s brain drain means honesty about graduate outcomes
Without more reliable data on graduate employability or courses more aligned to employers’ needs, Ukrainian students will continue to look elsewhere, says Alexander Kostyuk
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More than half of UK students ‘could drop out’ due to cost of living
UUK wants government to reinstate maintenance grants and increase support for graduate students
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UKRI increases minimum PhD stipend by 10 per cent
Funder bows to pressure after postgraduate students said soaring inflation was making it ‘unfeasible’ to complete their studies
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Sidestepping challenging texts does disservice to students
Students should be encouraged to tackle books, ideas or ways of thinking they may find distressing or offensive – but offering emotional support is important too, says Sussex’s new vice-chancellor,...
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OfS opens grade inflation investigations at three providers
Concerns over ‘sharp increase’ in number of firsts and 2.1s awarded warrant ‘further scrutiny’, according to regulator
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Susan Lapworth confirmed as new OfS chief executive
Interim chief handed job permanently at crucial time for English regulator
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Nobel laureate Schmidt ‘lost to Australia’ in current visa regime
Visa delays costing us top overseas staff and PhD students, Australian universities warn
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Australia maintains uncapped work rights for foreign students
Much vaunted summit also resolves that graduates should be allowed to work for longer after finishing their degrees
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Australian universities set to face more competition
Enrolment growth will be in different types of institutions, regulator predicts, but universities say the regulatory settings enforce ‘homogeneity’
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UCLA battles Asian professors
University report alleges students were charged extra fees in dentistry school, but faculty see racial politics and retaliation over whistleblowing
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We don’t need to oversell the value of the humanities
The humanities do not have uniquely transformational qualities or a monopoly on critical thinking and empathy. With departments under threat outside the UK’s elite institutions, better to insist on...