India’s elite private universities won’t stand up for academic freedom
Government retaliation against criticism could undermine not just the universities but also their founders’ businesses, says an Indian scholar
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Northern colleges vulnerable as Canada-India row grows
Diplomats leave India as stand-off expands, limiting visa services and putting especially high risk on small rural campuses
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OA fee waivers must be offered by hybrid journals, too
Only offering discounts for publication in fully open access journals is limiting the options of researchers in lower-income countries, says Daniel Keirs
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UCU ends pensions dispute as members back restoration deal
Five-year long campaign to protect staff benefits wins union an offer worth up to £200,000 for average USS member
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Historian criticises ‘spineless’ cancellation of Israel lecture
Complaints from Jewish community prompt Liverpool Hope to pull plug on lecture that was set to be critical of the formation of the state of Israel
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Hostile workplace climate pushing women out of academia
‘No silver bullet’ to solving women’s higher job attrition rates, researcher warns
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India’s fake universities proliferate as demand outstrips supply
Regulatory agency warns students over 20 non-accredited institutions, amid soaring demand for higher education
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Is dissection dying out in UK medical schools?
Ventilation issues have forced Sheffield to move away from offering students the chance to work on donor bodies. Can virtual reality replace a centuries-old tradition?
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The humanities can lead the belated discussion of the menopause
‘The change’ is finally starting to get the attention it deserves, but the issues go far beyond the medical field, say Joanne Ella Parsons and Ruth Heholt
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Green light for non-clergy to lead Oxford college after dean row
Reform following explosive exit of Martyn Percy could mean non-clergy leading Christ Church for first time in its near 500-year history
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Politicisation of NIH spotlighted at Bertagnolli Senate hearing
After world’s largest funder of medical research spends a year without a permanent head, US Senate gives Harvard oncologist a list of political pleas but no serious opposition
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Parliamentarians want ‘nuclear’ crackdown on agents and colleges
Committee also wants ‘Team Australia’ approach, bankrolled by a levy, to ‘open doors’ in Africa, Asia and Latin America
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Universities Accord ‘priority’ bill passes Australian parliament
‘Fail rule’ iced and indigenous opportunities extended despite Senate battle
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Unisa administration block ‘means more tough times for students’
Government ‘misstep’ clears way for protracted legal battles over future of Africa’s biggest distance learning institution, academics say
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International fee levy ‘will sap student sentiment’
Australia’s proposed international education levy is replete with policy contradictions, new paper argues