‘Elon Musk effect’ drives interest in space-related courses
European universities struggling to meet demand for skilled graduates at critical point for region’s role in space exploration
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The NIH director’s visit has only deepened my concerns about him
I expected scientific ignorance, right-wing pandering and victimisation claims from Jay Bhattacharya. I was not disappointed, says David Sanders
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Elleke Boehmer: Turning the world upside down
The Oxford professor’s latest monograph, like her latest novel, focuses on the globe’s culturally neglected southern extremes. An ‘exploration of the condition of being secondary’, it is the...
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Universities told to expect TPS employer contribution rate fall
Government expected to allow employer contribution rates to come down next year after lobbying by post-92 institutions
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News Talks podcast: What next for OfS after Sussex ruling?
As the University of Sussex celebrates legal victory against the Office for Students, we discuss what the ruling means for the future of the regulator
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Slowdown in university spin-out creation ‘wake-up call’ for UK
Progress on research commercialisation stalls after pandemic peak, with 141 new spin-outs launched last year
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Australian student visa approvals hit record low for second month
Students and educators call for more guidance from immigration authorities as majority of Indian and Nepalese applicants rejected
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Free speech tsar’s position ‘untenable’, says Sussex v-c
University leader questions Arif Ahmed’s position after landmark court case highlights conflict of interest, as others cast doubt on future of regulator’s incoming free speech complaints scheme
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Growth plans ‘worsen financial problems’ at some universities
Analysis of university finances finds increasing student numbers and income can cause costs to rise faster than revenue
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‘No defence’ against wearable AI in exams, researchers warn
AI glasses and other smart apparel may be impossible to keep out of exams, adding to universities’ woes about the future of assessments
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Centralise Oxbridge admissions to improve access, report urges
Research finds collegiate model adds to complex application processes and may be harming institutions’ widening participation efforts
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The Sussex case raises urgent doubts about the OfS’ free speech approach
The OfS’ approach was opaque, highly discretionary and appeared to lack basic procedural safeguards, says Smita Jamdar
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ERC reverses rules for reapplications following researcher outcry
Council exempts four grant schemes from controversial changes following concerns that plan would ‘discourage bold ideas’
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Cash-strapped universities ‘curbing free food’ for students
Government urged to provide more financial support to students as research finds some institutions are cutting back on provision of free food