China sets new priorities for Double First-Class universities
Top universities project evolving to focus on interdisciplinary work and longer-term measures of success as 10-year anniversary nears
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Academic freedom ‘compromised’ when institutions choose content
‘Conflating knowledge systems with underlying disciplinary teaching’ is part of a ‘slippery slope’ for the academy
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University of Tasmania backpedals on Hobart campus relocation
New STEM proposal meets state’s needs and government’s demands, vice-chancellor says, but opponents say all relocation plans should be scrapped
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Fafsa: short-term pain on enrolments, but hope of long-term gain
Student aid form delays seen as deterring some students from enrolling this autumn, but modifications still seen as making things simpler for future applicants
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‘Sloppy’ spelling errors on the rise in research papers
Pressure to publish seen as pushing up frequency of common errors including ‘reserach’, ‘pubic health’ and ‘casual inference’
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‘Attack mode’ Tories urged to reconsider approach to universities
Kemi Badenoch appears light on policy but keen to land punches – with higher education potentially again in the firing line
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There is value in the simplicity of my open access proposal for Australia
But we must be sure to protect research and future subscription budgets, as well as building a sensible authentication system, says Cathy Foley
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7 November 2024 digital edition
Supply and demand: Are universities to blame for rising youth unemployment in Asia?
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‘Major overhaul’ of education department expected after Trump win
Returning Republican president likely to stop short of plan to abolish agency entirely, and instead use it to push policy priorities, say experts
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Academics ‘obliged’ to criticise employers, says lawyer
Academic freedom statute ‘widely misunderstood’, says New Zealand barrister
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Trump election victory shows need ‘to meet people where they are’
But simplicity is hard to produce in a complex world, Australian forum hears
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Newly merged Japan university ‘model’ for sector, says president
Science Tokyo head says joining forces is an ‘effective strategy’ for institutions facing funding and demographic shortfalls
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Public wary of growing overseas student numbers as views shift
Economic benefit to universities and wider society still seen positively by most but negative views gaining traction, UK poll finds
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Academics’ attitudes to on-campus working ‘contradictory’
University staff like their workplaces more than people in other sectors but spend less time being there, surveys find
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Tide out on Australian university expansion as job cuts mount
Latest redundancy round militates against the government’s growth aspirations, observers warn