Afghan scholars fear creeping closure of universities by Taliban
Recent measures prevent women from participating in academic conferences or graduation ceremonies
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Tony Blair report: HE expansion ‘props up’ UK economy
Tories risk ‘grave mistake’ for prosperity in ‘turn away’ from HE, says former Labour prime minister’s institute in call for 70 per cent participation target
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Russian students should not be punished for Putin’s aggression
A congressman’s call for all Russian students to be kicked out of the US was unfair and wrong-headed, says Anna Wise
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University president’s call to ‘block’ Le Pen sparks debate
Intervention raises questions over use of institutional resources for political ends
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Education secretary accuses NUS of ‘systemic antisemitism’
Department for Education looking at its relationship with NUS and at body’s charitable status, says Nadhim Zahawi
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Can a new president navigate Florida’s political maelstrom?
Long-time University of South Florida booster Rhea Law gets the presidency, leaving faculty to wonder if the moment is too much for anyone
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Top-tier US universities push for open science
Presidents of 65 top-ranked institutions embark on joint quest to create shared research culture through tenure and promotion practices
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‘Large earnings penalty’ for 2:2 graduates from top universities
Report from IFS suggests that such graduates might have been better off with 2:1 from less prestigious institution
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Sciences Po head finds middle way between academia and politics
The new 43-year-old head of Sciences Po discusses how he is helping Ukrainian students, institutional change and his classmate Emmanuel Macron
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R&D investment in left-behind regions is not a levelling-up panacea
Growth in competitiveness, employment, incomes and regional attractiveness occurs only when policy is aligned with local need, says Simon Collinson
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UKRI sorry for pursuing Researchfish Twitter complaints
Funder admits it contacted universities over critical tweets relating to impact platform but did not factor this into grant-awarding decisions
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Sydney alliance puts academics ‘respectfully inside policy tent’
Australian thinktank stakes new ground in the quest for practical engagement
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Cambridge finally set to recognise University and College Union
University had been last public institution in UK not to formally recognise main sector union
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Talking leadership 22: Simone Buitendijk on ending precarious working
The University of Leeds vice-chancellor discusses why UK higher education should go Dutch and the national scandal that drew her to academia
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Reform of research assessment must avoid unintended consequences
Discontent about the shortage of university posts and funding will also continue regardless of how people are judged, says Jan Palmowski