Pilots for ‘European degrees’ and cross-border universities named
Ten groups of universities and ministries will explore whether the EU could and should label joint degrees and create a new legal status for cross-border institutions
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UK university strikes 2023: a guide to what the dispute is about
Another 18 days of strikes to hit universities across the country in February and March, with UCU promising ‘most disruptive action ever’
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Concern over ‘anti-Ukrainian hatred’ on Canadian campuses
Student organisations say universities are failing to stop ‘growing harassment’ directed at Ukrainian communities
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Cardiff picks Wendy Larner to succeed Colin Riordan as v-c
Human rights expert heads back to UK from New Zealand, after previously holding Bristol deanship
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‘Don’t worry’, China tells students rushing to overseas campuses
Special circumstances observed in snap reversal of Beijing’s stance on distance learning
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Deadly flooding forces closure of Auckland university campuses
Face-to-face classes suspended yet again as downpours dampen return to normality
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Free speech campaigners back Ahmed over Hillman for director job
Toby Young sees ‘campaign’ for Nick Hillman to land job being waged by Lord Willetts, whose rebellion on tort may be fought in Commons
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Archaeology v Graham Hancock: the Joe Rogan-hosted showdown is on
Cardiff University academic Flint Dibble says the popularity of Netflix show Ancient Apocalypse means non-engagement is no longer possible
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Top HBCUs team up with research universities to promote equity
With AAU providing teamwork and guidance, leading subset of black-serving US institutions hopes that banding together will help overcome decades of public neglect
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Late-starter academics like me are held back by clunky, opaque systems
It is compromising to instruct business students on the best ways of doing things but not to experience them in situ, says a lecturer and former CEO
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Papers that get more media coverage ‘less likely to replicate’
Machine learning study finds university prestige and citations have no association with replicability, but author experience is key
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Whitehall opposition to Braverman plan to cut UK graduate visa
Departments asked to set out positions on visas, with those resisting restrictions on post-study work options said to include Treasury
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Florida university leaders silent as DeSantis rages
Governor encounters some faculty and student pushback to his campaign of restrictions on curriculum and personal rights, but presidents and many academics cower in fear
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Netherlands plots cautious return to degree admission lotteries
The decision to allow organised luck back into student selection sits awkwardly between politics and science
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China cancels recognition of online degrees
Beijing’s abolition of Covid-era concession expected to spur international enrolments while generating logistical migraines