Ditch ‘hated’ group assignments, says Australian shadow minister
Leeser promises ‘consultation’ on international education while pruning the ‘thicket of regulation’ in speech to Universities Australia conference
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What England could learn from US student loan forgiveness
Although Trump has rolled back some of Biden’s programmes, his replacement is still more progressive than England’s Plan 2 system, says Graeme Atherton
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Will UKRI’s funding buckets shore up UK research’s sandcastle?
Academics’ concerns are mounting as news drips out of the research councils about cuts and freezes ahead of a major funding restructuring intended to promote interdisciplinarity and transparency. But...
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Academics and students ‘face censorship’ for Palestinian support
Universities worst affected as lawyers collate database of incidents of ‘repression’
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Hong Kong budget promises investment in new campuses
Universities encouraged to develop new sites in flagship Northern Metropolis development, backed by increased government funding
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Government ‘looking at making student loans fairer’, says Starmer
Prime minister promises reform after coming under pressure over student finance ‘debt trap’
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Fear of stigma blamed as 0.1 per cent of papers declare AI use
Worries over admitting ChatGPT use for editing and drafting may explain extremely low disclosure rates, study suggests
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EU warned over ‘de facto hierarchy’ in new research framework
Universities want ‘clear division’ between FP10 and competitiveness fund to protect frontier research
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China calls for ‘new paradigm’ in educational ties Down Under
Visa uncertainty hampering ‘free flow’ of scholars, ambassador complains, as security experts warn of Beijing’s ‘voracious’ appetite for foreign research intelligence
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Punk attitude of art schools can help UK rise above tsunami of AI blandness
Scorned for their employability metrics and students’ experimental outputs, Britain’s art schools should be seen as seedbeds of innovation that can help graduates thrive as white-collar jobs are...
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Top earners increase at Russell Group universities despite cuts
About 9,400 staff paid at least £100,000 a year across research-intensive institutions, analysis of financial accounts shows
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Bangladeshi scholars fear loss of new freedoms after election
Period of increased openness following student-led uprising could soon descend back into political polarisation following BJP landslide victory, academics say
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‘Quantity, not quality’ of PhD supervisions key to promotion
UK-wide survey of university promotion policies reveals emphasis on PhD recruitment and completions, rather than the need for high-quality support
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Australian universities’ finances increasingly ‘on thin ice’
Near-decade of funding instability undermining sector’s capacity to deliver for the nation, representative body claims