Marijuana scandals test Japanese university leaders
Institutions struggle to navigate clash of reality of student drug use with conservative culture
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‘Shockingly low’ ESRC success rates raise social sciences alarm
Scale of unsuccessful funding bids will be ‘dispiriting’ for researchers and raises questions about ‘substantial differences’ in research landscape, Oxford professor warns
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Sacked professor plans defence union for whistleblower academics
Brain researcher’s clash with University of Sydney administration follows exit from Imperial in earlier whistleblower row
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Call to fund degrees via ‘advance’ on future student earnings
Graduates would pay higher contributions over shorter time to make system ‘self-funding’ and solve funding crisis in proposal from dataHE co-founder
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Focus on employability as AI takes graduate roles, says report
Technology’s disruption of traditional career paths should push universities into focusing on ‘human skills’ students need to succeed, say Demos and University of London
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Teaching at AI-focused university adapts as advances are made
Classes at world’s first postgraduate AI institution can pivot mid-course to explore breakthroughs, says MBZUAI acting provost
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The UK’s nitrous oxide ban will be no laughing matter for campus security
Unless we get an X-ray machine, the guard room will be inadvertently signing for dubious deliveries for the foreseeable future, says George Bass
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The UCU’s failure on working conditions is not all down to Jo Grady
The general secretary’s visibility makes her a natural target for discontent, but many of the blunders arose from committee decisions, says Dyfrig Jones
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Rise of AI marks new chapter for university librarians
From fax machines to dawn of the internet, librarians are used to facing ‘existential crises’ and many are embracing the challenge of ChatGPT head on
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King’s Speech ‘poor quality degrees’ reference ‘beyond belief’
Former adviser to Tory ministers criticises government for asking monarch to ‘speak negatively of national asset’
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Billions at stake as US student athlete lawsuit wins group status
Federal case, one of several threats to nation’s $16 billion college sports enterprise, could bring huge shift in power to students
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High costs fail to dim Seoul’s allure to Korean students
Despite pricey accommodation and high living expenses, learners continue to flock to Korean capital, amid perception of better quality education
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Defuse ‘woke’ science row or risk long-term damage, UKRI warned
Disagreements over equality issues mentioned in science secretary’s Israel letter must be swiftly addressed, says ex-research council head
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‘Existential risk’ to research from failure to demonstrate impact
Sector leaders quizzed in Elsevier survey back shift to more holistic methods of evaluating scholarship
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One system, two sectors: Noonan book eyes ‘unfinished business’
Late researcher’s reform narrative chimes with Australian accord considerations