Administrators in the majority in Australasian sector workforce
Skew towards ‘amorphous’ professional roles in universities reflects ‘homogenisation’ of the workforce, report suggests
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Lift income cap to fill lower-caste faculty posts, India told
Only 4 per cent of reserved posts filled at India’s 45 central universities
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More applicants consider living at home as cost of living bites
As many as one in three school-leavers in England could stay at home when they start university, study suggests
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Delays in UCU strike ballot leave marking boycotters ‘exposed’
Union has just weeks left to call vote on whether to extend industrial action or members will face being forced to clear assessment backlog
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UEA humanities cuts reflect inability of academia to confront climate crisis
The impact agenda has been kind to me, but its obsession with science and growth are huge flaws. Time to get out, says Rupert Read
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AI text detectors aren’t working. Is regulation the answer?
Tools developed to stamp out misconduct have been shown to be biased and inaccurate. Will AI creators themselves be forced to do it better?
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Russian scholarships for African students ‘echo Cold War tactics’
Number of scholarships offered reported to have increased fourfold over past decade
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Final government takeovers feared amid Hungary rector search
Ministry in foundation model talks with two universities as insider worries about future interference at conservatoire
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‘Undershooting’ degree target ‘would cost Australia A$7 billion’
Research funding needs attention in higher education review, representative body warns, as survey reveals upbeat Antipodean attitude to science
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Plagiarism by academics is serious. Any excuses had better be good
Copying others’ work is theft and corrupts the literature. Concern for culprits’ welfare should not preclude punishment, says an academic
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South Africa: placing Unisa into administration ‘long overdue’
Report into governance of institution revealed a ‘cauldron of instability characterised by a culture of fear, intimidation, bullying, maladministration, [and] financial irregularities’
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Scottish Highers: pass rate falls again
Three-quarters of school leavers accepted into first choice of university
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US universities ‘short-changed’ by industry on research
Companies consistently don’t pay full value for medical discoveries in what Bentley study calls a ‘systematic problem’
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Outgoing ACU head: Commonwealth collaborations must go both ways
Chief executive of world’s oldest university network discusses equity in partnerships, two-way internationalisation and ensuring the UN sees the value of tertiary education
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Frustration as Scotland waits for detail on Erasmus alternative
Holyrood still finalising details of pilot student exchange programme but time running out to make it accessible, leaders fear