Brain drain fears as Bhutanese head down under for degrees
While Australia has long been a favoured education destination for the mountain kingdom, it now hosts a ‘major proportion’ of the population
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Non-native English speaking scientists at ‘profound disadvantage’
Anglocentric norms are a blind spot in the effort to diversify the research workforce, global survey suggests
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‘Short-sighted’ number caps ‘more about politics than policy’
Announcement that government will finally follow through with threats to restrict admissions to ‘low-quality’ courses leaves sector leaders with as many questions as answers
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No room for ‘complacency’, say Australian reviewers
Canberra agrees to funding guarantee, governance reform, ditching of ‘fail rule’ and uncapped funding for all indigenous students, as it mulls ‘wider change’
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UK government ‘must commit to keeping post-study work visa’
MPs and peers issue call for ministers to guarantee survival of graduate visa route into next Parliament
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Academia is too much for my neurodivergent brain. I’m leaving
I want my research to fuel change and make a positive impact on the world, and I do not want to suffer in the process, says Heidi Green
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US lawmakers probe Tsinghua-Berkeley research institute
Top House Republicans warn that joint venture appears to be giving military advantages to rival nation
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Ex-president Summers pushes Harvard to end legacy admissions
Ex-Treasury secretary sees alumni preferences as key test for elites, and wishes he had done more to attack the practice while leading university
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Australian university hubs address suburban visibility problem
‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it,’ minister says, ahead of review report promising other ‘immediate’ recommendations
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Australian vice-chancellors’ pay rises ‘paused’ post-pandemic
While Covid-19 interrupted the inexorable rise in university leaders’ pay packets, many still pocket seven-figure packages
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European partners ‘won’t hold grudges’ despite Horizon impasse
Fears that UK scientists will be frozen out of networks once association is agreed are overblown, say leading researchers
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French universities demand action as PhD enrolments slump
Recent drops of up to 15 per cent in enrolments blamed on tougher security screening, stingy stipends and a hybrid system creating a crowded market for top-level qualifications
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David Maguire: it’s survival of the fittest but UEA will be OK
Interim vice-chancellor insists renowned institution can be rebuilt after mass job cuts while protecting arts courses
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What if ethics regulation actually fostered ethics?
Ethics committees should further a culture of research ethics rather than act as judge and jury, say Yoann Bazin and Élise Goiseau
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Texas TikTok ban ‘seriously impeding’ research
Academics launch lawsuit in attempt to get restrictions relaxed to allow them to study the platform used by two-thirds of American teens