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We need to encourage and support scientists to leap into the unknown to solve our grand challenges faster and more equitably, says Xiangkun Cao
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Hong Kong migration an ‘easier in’ to mainland universities
Moving to the island from mainland China offers families a way to bypass gruelling entrance exam, researchers say
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s Bologna destination will be hard to reach
The internationalisation process should centre on quality assurance – but this is not necessarily a top priority in post-conflict regions, says Michèle Wera
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Student arrested after academic among three shot dead at Erasmus
Jurgen Damen named as lecturer killed in attack at Rotterdam teaching hospital
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‘Massive’ fees shake-up fails to reshape student course choices
Accord panel should take note that fee changes ‘don’t change behaviour’, researcher urges
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Hundreds sign letter against spiking of sexual misconduct chapter
Chapter withdrawn by Routledge after legal threats, with professor claiming that he had been identified, but denying wrongdoing
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Students at higher risk of depression and anxiety – study
Poorer well-being among undergraduates versus those not in higher education ‘concerning’, but appears to disappear within a few years
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British baccalaureate ‘unworkable and unlikely’, say academics
Reports suggest the government is considering reforming A levels so that children study a wider range of subjects in post-16 education
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Europe’s mobility ambitions should go far beyond joint degrees
Creating a cross-border qualification within a year is hugely ambitious but the wider benefits of mobility should be huge, say Jo Angouri and Jan Palmowski
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OECD chief warns green skills revolution might entrench inequality
Upskiling staff to thrive in clean-energy industries could mostly benefit graduates and high-skill workers, Andreas Schleicher tells conference
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A question of incentives
University rankings wield enormous influence. But if constructed and used correctly, they should be a mirror and support, not a straitjacket
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How to be happy in academia
Academia is often depicted as a calling, but for those who heed it, the joy of doing something they love is often crushed by heavy teaching and admin loads and an unceasing pressure to make a ‘...
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Universities challenge Teaching Excellence Framework ratings
Large swathes of scores missing as OfS publishes first results of newly revamped exercise
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Biden sets graduate earnings test for for-profit college sector
In reviving controversial gainful employment rule, administration also worries traditional institutions by requiring they publicly report their own graduate salary data
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More than 40,000 students drop out of UK university courses
Roughly one in 37 UK students dropped out last year, according to Student Loans Company data