Donor favours muddled ‘Varsity Blues’ probe, prosecutor admits
Standard university solicitations raised some concern in arresting parents over admissions bribes
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Nottingham rebuked for ‘misleading’ students over China campus
Official censure comes amid claims that pioneering institution is only ‘a Chinese college that bears Nottingham’s name’
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Cancel culture: ‘fish out of water’ academics feel it most
While right-leaning scholars are most likely to feel silenced in the West, in the developing world, left-wingers are more likely to self-censor
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StuDocu: academics angry as lecture notes shared without consent
Note-sharing platform accused of cashing in on students uploading teaching materials
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Turn ‘restructuring regime’ into ‘transformation’ fund, v-cs urge
Universities UK submission to upcoming spending review urges Westminster government to support change of provision
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For tolerance of body diversity, academia gets a big, fat zero
The ‘dark academia’ fashion trend underlines the stereotype of the slim, pale, serious woman dressed in black, says Rachel Moss
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Labour urged to connect education policy to ‘party of work’ brand
Shadow minister Stephen Kinnock sets out vision for party to reconnect with voters beyond ‘cities and university towns’
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International exposure ‘a bit player’ in Australian finances
Australian universities’ 2020 financial fortunes were little influenced by their dependence on overseas students
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Labour blasts Tories’ ‘smokescreen’ cut to English student intake
Minister won’t say ‘openly’ they want participation cut, while lowering loan threshold will hit social mobility, warns Labour shadow minister
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Flawed preprints ban ‘not grounds for appeal’
Australian researchers’ funding hopes hinge not on whether rule was wrong, but on whether wrong rule was applied correctly
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British academics quitting UK over Brexit
Some British scholars are following in their European peers’ footsteps in a bid to improve their research opportunities overseas
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Fake peer review retractions fuel concerns over Chinese practices
Prestigious Sage robotics title pulls papers over concerns its peer review was ‘subverted’ by China-based academics
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University communications staff are more respected than ever
The pandemic is still demanding accurate and rapid communication at every twist and turn. Johanna Lowe lists four lessons learned from 18 months of unrelenting pressure
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The dialogue about AI must be cross-disciplinary
Google Translate’s limitations spell out why we must revisit old questions about artificial intelligence, says Lionel Tarassenko
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