Bill ‘would give police powers’ to Pakistan’s university watchdog
ÌÇÐÄVlog Commission could be given control over v-c appointments at public universities, with ‘disastrous consequences’ for autonomy
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Dutch universities to be handed international student controls
Institutions will be able to limit or expand recruitment depending on local circumstances, with more centralised management also possible
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Shaky finances of 30 providers being monitored by OfS
Regulator will not ‘prop up’ any institution found to be at risk of going under as greater funding pressures start to bite
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If live lectures die, how will the magic of shared endeavour be conjured?
The sense of being part of a learning community is important – and you don’t get that from ‘captured’ lectures, says Michael Merrifield
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Recording reveals top Republican wants to stop students voting
Key Trump adviser warns party backers about the dangers they now face from easier registration and voting processes on campuses
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Medical schools ‘make students less empathetic’
Study finds trainee doctors become cynical, emotionally distanced and desensitised towards their patients
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25 years on: universities’ role in Northern Ireland peace process
With the country’s schools often still divided along religious lines, its universities have helped bring people together, says academic
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Affirmative action advocates given hope despite looming ban
With nation’s top judicial body expected to outlaw efforts to consider race in admissions, student essays held out as alternative means of preserving equity
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Unsupportive workplaces forcing women out of STEM jobs – study
‘Entrenched’ workplace attitudes mean increase in female science and technology graduates is not transforming the field
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Our investment template could turn the UK into a spin-out superpower
Commercialising research is daunting. Academic founders can’t and shouldn’t be expected to do this alone, say Diarmuid O’Brien and Maina Bhaman
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Czech academics quit low-paid university jobs to work in schools
Disciplinary pay gaps prompt large protests by arts and humanities scholars
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India must better balance graduate supply with demand
Oversupply of poorly trained workers in some fields contrasts with undersupply in others. Universities and students need better information, says Pushkar
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University autonomy is the key to tackling academic corruption
University leaders are likely to be more concerned about the reputational risks of misconduct than state bureaucracies are, says Ararat Osipian
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Chloe Smith to cover Michelle Donelan as science minister
Outgoing MP takes on role during crucial period for UK science and research
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European rectors rally around joint position on rankings
Rectors’ conferences representing six European sectors have agreed to work on guidelines on university rankings, EUA conference hears