Plan for ‘catastrophic’ break with China, new UUK head urges
Vivienne Stern tells Australian conference that universities should make contingency preparations for collapse in relations
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Johnson resignation brings uncertainty but some hope for sector
Departure of prime minister may allow for a rethink on Horizon Europe association, but sector could face months of damaging policy stasis, say experts
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For university leaders, a little economics is a dangerous thing
Advanced papers replace blunt reliance on markets and financial incentives with nuanced mechanisms for efficiency, say Jeff Frank and Norman Gowar
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James Cleverly England’s third education secretary in three days
Boris Johnson appoints Cabinet to see out remainder of his premiership
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Donelan and Freeman in final flood of departures as Johnson quits
Newly appointed education secretary follows science minister out the door
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Are personal tutors an anachronism?
As undergraduate numbers soar and student needs become increasingly complex, questions are being asked about whether a support model that relies on the conscientiousness of individual academics is...
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Female supervisors ‘have more productive PhD students’
Large-scale study finds younger, female supervisors are more likely to produce PhD graduates who publish successfully
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Interview with Sean Li
Chinese-Australian material scientist explains the downside of fashion, and why hunger therapy can be a good thing
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What’s new in teaching? Watch parties and ‘walk-and-talk’ classes
New report seeks to engage with criticisms of distance learning and suggests ways they can be overcome
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Doctoral dreams dashed as Canberra puts visa applications on hold
Australia the biggest loser, universities warn, as protracted delays shepherd PhD applicants elsewhere
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‘Comic’ Chinese history teaching ‘breeds cynics and opportunists’
Greatest obstacles facing universities coming from increased ideological control over education, says professor
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The week in higher education – 7 July 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Stick with Job-Ready Graduates reforms, Tudge tells Labor
While contentious reforms were ‘a first for the OECD’, conference hears, they have reinforced a move away from taxpayer funding
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Is this the beginning of the end of early career precarity?
Even before Covid led to so many job losses among casual and fixed-term academic staff, mass insecurity was increasingly being recognised as a blight on the sector. But is there any realistic...
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7 July 2022 digital edition
Out of the mire:Â Is the tide turning on academic precarity?