Opaque investigation fails to clear clouds over HKU council
University criticised for lack of transparency as governing body falls in line with government investigators
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Admissions algorithm error causes ‘chaos’ for Spanish students
Students in Andalusia say issues with university waiting lists caused ‘confusion and harm’
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Glasgow adds environmental impact to computer science syllabus
University aims to help next generation of IT experts address climate crisis
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Talking leadership: Ed Brinksma on the ‘obsession’ with deep tech
Outgoing Erasmus University Rotterdam president discusses the underappreciated value of the social sciences, managing student protests and the differences between Dutch and German higher education
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World University Rankings 2025: methodology
We compile our World University Rankings from information supplied by institutions across the globe, which is scrutinised and considered against the criteria here
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Australia’s obsession with foreign interference is a threat to its academy
Without a nuanced examination of the place of the intelligence services in HE policy, Australian universities risk isolation, says Brendan Walker-Munro
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Tax big business to scrap tuition fees, UCU urges Labour
Union calls for increase in corporation tax to address university funding difficulties
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Critical thinking is the silver bullet for AI-proofing students
Chris Rock’s joke about US gun control exemplifies a cognitive sophistication that machines will struggle to match, say Akhil Bhardwaj and Anastasia Sergeeva
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Third New Zealand medical school ‘a significant unknown’
Critics question upfront expense, cost effectiveness, timeline and viability of Waikato proposal
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Open University in ‘fire and rehire’ row with union
UCU accuses distance learning university of trying to ‘bully through’ pay cuts, but institution says it wants to address excessive contracted hours
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Ex-Tory minister welcomes Labour’s open door to overseas students
Lord Johnson ‘extremely pleased’ by change of tone on international recruitment from new government
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Show ‘zero tolerance’ for antisemitism, Australian sector urged
Administrators’ tolerance for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour tempered by ‘politicised’ winds, witnesses suggest
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‘Uncertainty and volatility’ ahead for UK student housing market
Ahead of the new academic term, experts have cautioned that student housing pressures will be unevenly distributed across the UK
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German universities could be ‘less attractive’ as far right rises
Success of anti-immigration AfD in Saxony and Thuringia alarms German sector
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China ‘intimidating’ international academics travelling to Taiwan
Chinese embassy officials held a meeting with a leading Canadian university after two of its academics spoke at a Taiwanese-government sponsored event