Gazan students’ UK study plans in doubt after evacuations ‘chaos’
Home Office won’t commit to continuing support as fresh tranche of applicants gain offers at top universities
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Some Ukrainian students return amid push to avoid brain drain
Enrolments up as universities find ways to connect with country’s huge diaspora, but deputy minister fears many students and academics who have been out of the country for so long unlikely to ever...
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Newly merged mega-university blighted by teething problems
Adelaide ‘throwing everything’ at resolving enrolment hitches as students and staff protest
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Journals should make more use of practitioners for peer review
Industry experience offers a unique perspective based around practical systems thinking, operational realities and trade-offs, says Jianyang Geng
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Foreign faculty say ‘insider networks’ block careers in Korea
Separate rules on pay and promotions, opaque evaluations and cultural barriers jar with country’s drive to internationalise universities, say scholars
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Investors look to snap up private providers as others merge
Buyers remain keen on UK higher education despite financial turmoil – but bringing in private equity can create challenges for educators
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Three major research universities opt out of new Elsevier deal
Complaints over ‘price increases’ and open access models spur UK institutions to walk away from offer from publishing giant, despite nationally negotiated agreement
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Are NDAs quietly compromising universities’ mission?
Critics allege that Australian universities have developed a bad habit of secrecy around severance agreements even when it serves no reasonable purpose – or, worse, prevents an important wider issue...
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As others cool on internationalisation, Greece can become a hotspot
With a thoughtful strategy, Greece could become a leading Mediterranean destination for those seeking European qualifications, says Ianis Matsoukas
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Affordability concerns to force review of Welsh student support
Sharp increases in outlay in recent years along with changes to the English system put pressure on Wales to ensure student loans ‘remain sustainable’, says report
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Rapid expansion of some universities ‘over-optimistic’ – Stern
Institutions reliant on cross-subsidy model need to learn how to adapt to policy changes more quickly, says Universities UK chief
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Intakes down by a third at some providers, latest Ucas data show
Half of Russell Group universities accept record number of undergraduates, according to end-of-cycle admissions figures
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Sheffield strikers lose more pay for not rearranging teaching
University claims staff are in breach of contract for failing to reorganise lectures lost during recent industrial action
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Essex staff vote to strike over university’s plan to cut 400 jobs
Union leader says Southend campus closure will ‘take the heart out of the town’