China likely to rebuff Taiwanese president’s call for students
Lai Ching-te uses inauguration speech to ask for return of mainland students to island universities but installation accompanied by rising cross-Strait tensions
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Dialogue prevails as Australian campus Gaza protests recede
Emotions and rhetoric run high, but student campers are packing up
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Australia’s new regulator needs to focus on equity and prosperity
ATEC must work to ensure that under-represented groups aren’t cut adrift from the knowledge economy just as it moves up a gear, says Shamit Saggar
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Police arrest 16 as pro-Palestinian sit-in cleared at Oxford
Members of Oxford Action for Palestine accessed office of vice-chancellor Irene Tracey
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Graduate route spared as UK announces new student visa rules
Key post-study work rights to be kept under review but reprieve puts off any changes at least until after coming general election
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23 May 2024 digital edition
How can UK higher education be saved?
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MAC, not the knife
As universities in both the UK and Australia fight to protect vital international recruitment, there is also a need for fresh thinking for future prosperity
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UK calls general election – what does it mean for universities?
Rishi Sunak’s decision to hold a snap poll leaves several key sector issues hanging as political focus switches to electioneering
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Number of UK study visas granted halves following dependants ban
Eighty per cent drop in number of family members given permission to come to UK
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‘Use of AI in research widespread but distrust still high’ – OUP
Poll finds most researchers are using AI but only a tiny number trust technology companies on data privacy
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Supercomputer cooling challenge for universities in warm climates
Energy required to run and cool supercomputers is at odds with universities’ sustainability targets, particularly in hotter parts of the world
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Make ’em laugh: why university teaching needs humour
First international conference on how jokes can improve teaching in higher education was inspired by a lecturer’s drab college course
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Transgender students more likely to drop out of university
Transgender students fearful of political climate and face additional barriers but many still thrive at university, report says
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Gender-critical scholars claim discrimination over BMJ rejections
Researchers say emails suggest disapproval of social media posts on transgender issues contributed to rejections
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The week in higher education – 23 May 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media