UCU goes ahead with ballots on cross-sector strike action
Switch to aggregated voting means staff at 149 UK universities could walk out if union gets majority turnout and support
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Australia’s ministerial sign-off rule for PhDs watered down
New approach ‘a great outcome’ for those fearing impacts of the ‘most bone-headed idea ever’
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‘Whole system is working’: Ukraine universities teach under fire
Existing students able to complete courses as usual, but universities face question mark over autumn recruitment
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Disabled students more likely to defer during pandemic
Ucas analysis suggests online learning may not have suited students with disabilities, who were more inclined to delay their degree
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University advertising guidance ‘could be made mandatory’
Marketing should include data on dropout rates and graduate outcomes, English institutions told
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Universities in Myanmar need more international help
A two-year hiatus in educational activities following the military coup is threatening the country's post-conflict future, says a professor in Yangon
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English universities ‘vulnerable’ on overseas fee reliance
Regulator warns on dependency on Chinese students and potential impact of cost-of-living crisis, despite overall positive picture
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European academic staff numbers in UK shrinking post-Brexit
Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report
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Equality scheme letter ‘crossed line’, universities tell Donelan
UUK letter to minister says it is ‘unclear what evidence is available’ to back claim that external schemes threaten free speech and requests meeting
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Netherlands’ student growth puts pressure on housing
Universities’ difficulties in addressing their share of a national crisis may ease demand, but turning away ambitious foreigners is still a ‘missed opportunity’ for the country
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Data deficiency plagues Australian retention efforts
While policy incentivises retention, approved leaves of absence are counted as attrition
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Chile mulls scrapping fees as ex-student leader takes presidency
Vote on whether to accept constitution that would overturn decades of private-led education said to be on a knife-edge
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Japan sets 2027 deadline to recover international student numbers
Policy welcome, but Japan ‘must address uncertainty’ around future Covid waves, academics say
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UK mathematical sciences need their missing millions
If the balance of the £300 million promised by the UK government is not delivered, a broad swathe of research will suffer, says Ulrike Tillmann
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Tory ex-ministers raise ‘real concerns’ over free speech bill
Bill opens door to ‘vexatious’ lawsuits against universities and to ministerial ‘control-freakery’ on overseas funding, warn Lord Willetts and Lord Johnson