‘Hounded’ academics urge ministers to back campus free speech act
Open letter urges Bridget Phillipson to think again as scholars allege culture in which alternative views are supressed
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Don’t wait to tackle open access books cash challenge, REF told
Difficult conversations about how the REF’s post-2029 open access books mandate will be financed cannot be avoided, say experts
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UK transnational education review warns on growth and assessment
QAA-led review of offshore teaching flags concerns about expansion of existing programmes overloading staff, and unfamiliarity of assessment techniques used
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A good student experience is not just about fulfilled expectations
The OfS’ approach is evolving, partly reflecting the fact that a course’s long-term value is not always immediately obvious, says John Blake
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Post-92s face ‘significant difficulties’ as elite take students
Covid-era expansion showed highly selective universities that they could manage growth, says admissions head
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Selective universities take most applicants as results announced
Number of places confirmed by high-tariff institutions as A-level results announced spikes
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Columbia University president Shafik announces resignation
Tenure of former LSE director thrown disastrously off course by Congressional grilling on antisemitism and subsequent student protests
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Universities fearful as UK riots spark overseas student ‘anxiety’
Fears nationwide unrest may deter prospective international recruits after turbulent period for overseas enrolments
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The week in higher education – 15 August 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Afghan university enrolment halves under Taliban
Ban on women attending university further hampering crisis-plagued Afghanistan’s development, warn experts
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UW-Milwaukee tests decade-old tenure law with layoffs plan
Closure of college with 35 faculty members may be first time controversial law enacted in 2015 is utilised
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Interview with Angela Zhang
Law professor discusses China’s position on AI and what’s really driving government intervention in the country’s technology companies
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Spousal hiring ‘gives with one hand and takes with another’
Astronomer hired on fellowship supporting scientists to return from career breaks says hoped-for permanent role was not advertised and handed instead to partner of outstanding minority appointee