UK universities trial social media monitoring tool
Software could be adopted across the sector as early warning system for standards issues
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Occupy sentences land Hong Kong with academic freedom test
Academics are watching to see how the University of Hong Kong will respond after one of its scholars was jailed for his role in 2014 protests
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Australian thinktank calls for system overhaul
Monash wish list includes new agency, universal learning entitlement and ‘coherent’ funding model
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Australian election: parties outline research spending plans
Coalition, Labour and Greens respond to sector survey
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End ‘Plan B’ talk about jobs outside academia, says minister
Improving the culture surrounding mental health for postgraduates and PhD students also crucial to maintaining a healthy research system, Chris Skidmore tells leaders
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Blackface row opens debate over librarians’ academic freedom
Doane University librarian suspended in row over display
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UK signals move away from journal subscription model
Negotiator says universities ‘no longer willing to pay’ big publishers without significant step towards open access
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Greek reforms set to upgrade thousands of graduates’ degrees
New law merges technical institutions into universities, but critics suspect political motives in run-up to general election
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How men can help combat misogyny in graduate education
Explicit or not, misogyny is commonplace in academia, write Charmaine Willis and Nakissa Jahanbani, who offer advice on how men can become women’s allies
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Baby boomers back on campus as US universities surf silver wave
Retirees are being invited to live and take classes alongside younger students. Jon Marcus reports
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How can universities reduce their gender pay gaps?
Experts debate merits of approaches including across-the-board rises for women and the longer, harder challenge of changing cultures
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US judge protects foreign students over visa mistakes
Trump policy expanding long-term bans is set aside and is likely to be ended
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V-c in ‘Western civilisation’ row hits back at critics
Wollongong’s Paul Wellings rejects claims he contravened rules in approving Ramsay Centre course, as decision faces legal challenge
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Concern over ‘hands-off’ visa processing on Australian campuses
Fresh worries over poor English-language ability of some international students
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New Zealand research evaluation ‘sidelines locally focused work’
Academics say evaluation conducted to decide distribution of Performance-Based Research Fund is no longer helpful