Ahead of A-level results, UK sector ‘sits on a knife edge’
A second year of falling entry rates for UK 18-year-olds would be ‘a seismic moment for the sector’, admissions experts predict
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Another Wiley journal board resigns after month-long strike
Departing editors accept that there’s ‘no shortage of academics’ to replace them as they call for ‘concerted action’
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Private university bids to beat elite to Japanese funding jackpot
President believes that Waseda has already reformed in key ways, helping make its case for support under the country’s excellence initiative
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Waiting game resumes for Australia-bound PhDs
Doctoral candidates at their wits’ end as visa processing stalls again
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Hong Kong scholars split over ‘profiling of mainlanders’
Rising numbers of faculty from mainland China face atmosphere of ‘suspicion and mistrust’, researcher claims
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US universities must resist pressure to cut gen ed requirements
It is easy to be consumed by the daily addressing of students’ needs but, for their sake, faculty need to hold the line, say Colleen Wynn and Elizabeth ZiffÂ
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Most commencing students ‘already have retirement funds’
Australian survey points to high degree of financial self-reliance among incoming students, along with amorphous fears about the future
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Universities must play their part in nature’s recovery
Research into changing patterns of biodiversity across the globe is vital, but it also matters how institutions manage their own land, says Sasha Roseneil
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Urgent investment needed to ‘save Canada’s research system’
Group of leading universities warn lack of funding risks causing a ‘debilitating brain drain’
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Assess PhD applicants ‘on potential, not past excellence’
Guaranteed interviews for ethnic minority applicants of a certain standard would also tackle postgraduate underrepresentation, says Research England-backed initiative
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MPs demand ‘task force’ to oversee handling of campus assaults
Self-regulation is ‘failing’, Australian critics claim, citing sexual assault statistics mirroring those in wider society
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Pakistan’s universities ‘must engage students’ to beat extremism
Sector doubles down on tolerance agenda to pre-empt violence on campuses
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UK universities are not a problem to be smashed with a hammer
Jeopardising local universities with rhetoric about rip-off degrees is the last thing the UK needs. A new funding settlement is vital, says Martin JonesÂ
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Negative political point-scoring demands a well-evidenced response
The fact that most graduates credit their professional success to their degrees is a neat counter to the government’s rip-off rhetoric, says Vivienne Stern
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Gene Block to step down as UCLA chancellor
Biologist will have headed leading public institution for 17 years by time of his departure