Liz Truss must avoid populism and plan for the long term
The new UK PM’s team needs to maintain access for the hardest-to-reach, fulfil research spending promises and continue levelling up, says Laura Brassington
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Gender gap ‘impossible to overcome’ without ‘intervention’
Everyday researchers must be promoted equitably and star researchers must be hired equitably, New Zealand study finds
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UK higher education must ‘stop playing defence’
Proactively pushing a more positive, focused agenda around quality and value will win more public and political support, says Vivienne Stern
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Leicester rapped by watchdog over ‘misleading’ REF results tweet
University breached advertising rules by claiming its arts and humanities research was ‘number one’ in UK, says regulator
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Texas may overtake Harvard endowment – at big cost
Vast lands owned by state’s campuses since 1800s ofter multibillion-dollar oil profits, along with huge environmental, political and reputational risks
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Malthouse named education secretary as Rees-Mogg takes business
Pair hold key briefs concerning universities in UK prime minister Liz Truss’ Cabinet
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Germany freezes medicine enrolment after university blunder
About 17,800 applications paused as foundation scrambles to help almost 300 medical and dentistry students promised non-existent places
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International scientists ‘reject UK jobs over high visa costs’
UK Research and Innovation head suggests time spent studying should count towards permanent residency
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Nottingham Trent to open London branch campus
Whitechapel outpost will focus on creative industries, joining growing list of universities with a presence in UK capital
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Talking leadership 40: Antonio Meirelles on connecting research to a country’s challenges
Unicamp’s rector discusses harnessing the power of one of the continent’s most research-intensive universities for the public good
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Do universities teach students to think critically?
OECD researchers offer evidence that students aren’t getting ‘generic skills’ needed for world of work – with potentially big implications
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German visa bottlenecks ‘deterring international students’
Ministry blames post-pandemic rebound for months-long delays that activist says are driving students elsewhere
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Pakistani universities waive student fees after deadly floods
Disaster may threaten ‘survival and good functioning’ of already cash-strapped institutions, warns sector leader
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Unlikely marriage of universities can ease NHS staff crisis
Creative partnerships between institutions can contribute to NHS training needs, research excellence and regional levelling up, say Brian Webster-Henderson and Martin Lupton
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China blames US intelligence agency for university cyberattack
NSA used 40 programmes to hack into aerospace university, Beijing claims