India’s branch campus plans may not germinate without seed funding
A lack of financial incentives, on top of academic freedom concerns, is likely to put off many overseas institutions, says Saikat MajumdarÂ
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Adam Kuper: Insiders’ understanding is not always deeper than experts’
Debates rage about the appropriateness of objects displayed in many anthropological exhibitions amid accusations they perpetuate poisonous imperialist narratives. However, Adam Kuper believes...
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Don’t call me a ‘Black academic’
Divisive discrimination in favour of an Americanised, catch-all category that favours some cultures over others is not what UK HE needs, says Aymen Idris
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Buckle up
After a tumultuous 2022, what will the new year bring for higher education? Some of the UK sector’s respected crystal-ball gazers offer their predictions for 2023
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THE writer named Australia’s top HE journalist for record third time
John Ross honoured at prestigious national ceremony for his work examining the sector’s relationship with Australia’s main political parties
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Will East Asia still emerge as a regional higher education hub?
Amid continuing border restrictions and geopolitical uncertainty, experts examine whether an increase in intra-Asian student mobility remains a realistic prospect
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BNO visa holders from Hong Kong ‘a bridge to Asia’, UK told
Scholars urge home fees for young Hong Kongers but warn other former British colonies could want similar concessions
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New Fiji PM vows to ‘settle’ University of the South Pacific row
Financially troubled University of the South Pacific was left with £29 million black hole when leadership fell out with biggest member state
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Can academic publishers resist self-censorship in China?
Five years on from Cambridge University Press’ controversial compliance with a Chinese government request to make more than 300 articles unavailable to Chinese readers, publishers are increasingly...
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̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s most-read articles of 2022
Readers show a taste for the UK’s REF as normality returns after pandemic
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NUS president: Singapore universities ‘caught’ between China and US
Tan Eng Chye discusses tense geopolitics, encouraging lifelong learning and getting past the split with Yale
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Western universities clamour for Indian collaborations
Despite shifting power dynamic, centuries-old perceptions of Western superiority persist, scholars say
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UK master’s students less satisfied after rapid sector expansion
Survey finds strong recovery in overall satisfaction with courses masks unease among some students about impact of big global recruitment drives
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How long should an online lecture be? Eighteen minutes or less
Shorter online lectures work better, says former World Bank higher education director Francisco Marmolejo
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̽»¨ÊÓƵ rankings: 2023 schedule
̽»¨ÊÓƵ has confirmed the schedule for its portfolio of university rankings for the 2023 calendar year