UK-educated economists scoop Nobel for imperial legacy research
British-Turkish team behind the 2012 book Why Nations Fail awarded Nobel prize in economics
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California legacy admissions ban is signal, but no silver bullet
Experts weight in on how Supreme Court’s national prohibition on affirmative action has affected diversity of this year’s intake
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University interest in ‘suboptimal’ Turing scheme wanes
Number of higher education institutions applying to take part in UK student mobility programme fell this year
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Cultivating homegrown talent ‘better than buying superstars’
Personal touch the magic ingredient in a programme credited with keeping research hotshots on home base
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Better FE/HE collaboration will improve educational outcomes
UUK’s Blueprint is right to call for greater FE-HE collaboration so both sectors can complement each other’s strengths, say Sam Parrett and Nick Whitehouse
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Fifth of UK students report disability, true total likely higher
Campaigners think some groups of students, particularly those from overseas, are much less likely to report disabilities and mental health conditions
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Military deal threatens academic freedom, say Filipino students
New partnership with armed forces could lead to further harassment of students and staff, activists claim
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Business schools see ‘significant’ drop in overseas applications
Interest from Nigeria and India falls sharply, with challenging picture set to continue across courses with January start dates
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More job loss warnings over Australian international student caps
Pandemic-style redundancies feared as universities count their losses
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English university sexual misconduct survey to launch next year
Regulator will ask students about their experience of sexual misconduct within higher education institutions following a pilot survey in July
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Plan escape for ‘challenging’ meetings, Oslo says after stabbing
Report comes after former student convicted of 2023 attempted murder of academic
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Forcing universities to open vocational courses is no funding solution
English higher education is already very diverse. Aggressive top-down attempts to diversify it further will do more harm than good, says B.V.E. Hyde
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10 October 2024 digital edition
Results of 2025 THE World University Rankings announced
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Australian Senate committee greenlights student ombudsman bill
Parliamentarians dismiss warnings about workload and academic freedom infringementsÂ
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What happened to scholars disciplined over Israel-Gaza comments?
Dozens of faculty members at US institutions were rebuked for their actions after the 7 October Hamas attacks – some have now returned to work while others still face criminal charges