‘Significant declines’ for US and UK in academic freedom ranking
Drops in campus integrity and freedoms to research and teach leave academic powerhouses sitting below Bosnia and Benin in global rankings
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Why Kylie Minogue studies are ‘more important than ever’
Those focused on dissecting pop culture face hostility from politicians, the media and fellow academics, but their work remains vital, ‘Kylie scholar’ Liz Giuffre tells Rosa Ellis
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Essay mills ‘under threat from rise of ChatGPT’
Students turning to AI to generate answers undermines business case of contract cheating industry
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Australia mulls loans for student living costs
While analysts fear cost and debt blowout, loan scheme architect says it can work with careful design
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Scientists fear funding threat to ‘stellar’ MRC research units
New Medical Research Council funding model will undermine world-famous research centres, claim researchers
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The week in higher education – 2 March 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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How student theatre inspired William Shakespeare
Controversial plays staged at Oxford and Cambridge helped shape the Bard’s depictions of academic life, book claims
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Get Horizon association ‘swiftly over the line’, sector urges
UK and EU must follow through on positive statement from Ursula von der Leyen, according to industry, academic and research organisationsÂ
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Interview with Gregor Gall
Industrial relations professor discusses how his field has become dominated by HR, the role of public intellectuals and his book on rail union leader Mick Lynch
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Curricula should not be decolonised based on partial historical knowledge
Students need to know the broad outlines of global imperial history if they are to judge claims for themselves. But, typically, they don’t, says Ian Pace
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2 March 2023 digital edition
Rust Belt rebound: Does Pittsburgh show how university-led innovation can transform cities?
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Can university-led innovation really create good jobs for local people?
Post-industrial regions the world over are pinning their hopes on universities to reboot them as prosperous innovation economies. But questions remain about the depth and breadth of the high-tech...
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Deakin and Wollongong are first to open Indian branch campuses
Australian institutions plan outposts in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City
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UK international recruitment model ‘heading for a crash’ – v-c
Plugging gaps with higher fees paid by students from overseas has allowed institutions to dodge political battles over funding, but it won’t last
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Joining Horizon Europe could take a year, says George Freeman
Science minister says Treasury should release Plan B funding to ensure UK science does not suffer if negotiations take months