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More stability beckons for Australian international education
Analyst predicts end to enrolment uncertainty despite pressure on South Asia, onshore demand and postgraduate programmes
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Bournemouth embraces ‘mission-led’ drive with ageing research
Labour’s push for more research specialisation fits south coast institution’s growing focus on pensioner health, say professors
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‘Linguistic snobbery’ in peer review ‘hurts new researchers’
Native English speakers accused of abusing anonymous feedback to offer ‘biting critiques’ of language rather than scholarship
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Covid prompted new ways to publish research – it’s time to embrace them
The pandemic showed the benefits of a system based around reviewing preprints. Why was eLife the only journal to respond, asks Damian Pattinson
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Can Hong Kong’s internationalisation push attract non-Chinese students?
The territory has recently raised its cap on non-local students twice, with it set to reach 50 per cent next year. But amid geopolitical tensions and Western concerns about freedom, is it realistic...
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Universities a ‘threat to misinformation’ in post-truth era
Authors of new book Knowledge Under Siege argue academics are uniquely capable of being a ‘thorn in the side’ of authoritarian regimes
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Pub-lic engagement? Academics combine pints and research
Scholars hail ‘halcyon period’ of engagement after success of events which help researchers meet the public ‘on their terms’
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Northumbria staff back strike action over pensions changes
Union wins industrial action ballot over move to freeze pay for those who refuse Teachers’ Pension Scheme switch
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Coventry plans second Kazakhstan campus in Almaty
University expands presence in Central Asia after growing first capital city site from 95 students to 428
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Universities enrol hundreds more MRes students despite warnings
Some institutions respond to ‘explosive’ demand for MRes courses by expanding programmes, exacerbating concerns about potential government crackdown
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Gazan students’ UK study plans in doubt after evacuations ‘chaos’
ÌÇÐÄVlog Office won’t commit to continuing support as fresh tranche of applicants gain offers at top universities
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Some Ukrainian students return amid push to avoid brain drain
Enrolments up as universities find ways to connect with country’s huge diaspora, but deputy minister fears many students and academics who have been out of the country for so long unlikely to ever...
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Newly merged mega-university blighted by teething problems
Adelaide ‘throwing everything’ at resolving enrolment hitches as students and staff protest