Graduate tax ‘hybrid’ fairer for all, says top-up fees architect
Economist Nicholas Barr, whose research shaped Labour’s 2006 fee policy, says mixed graduate tax and loan system can fix funding crisis
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Philippines military training for students ‘aims at stifling dissent’
Bill to enforce two-year participation ‘meant to target critics at home rather than defend country’, scholars warn
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‘Minimum offer’ needed in ‘Wild West’ of doctoral study
PhD candidates face ‘inconsistencies and inequalities’ in the support provided by supervisors, says British Academy-funded study
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The free speech bill has finally become law – what happens next?
Wide-ranging new powers aimed at cancelling cancel culture predicted to have a ‘seismic’ impact on English universities
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More and better vocational education could help address India’s skills gap
Many university graduates choose to remain unemployed rather than take a job they do not consider commensurate with their degrees, says Pushkar
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Elite universities ‘only support diversity if it benefits them’
Gatekeeping systems used by big brand institutions ‘legitimise race and class inequalities’, scholars claim in book
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Open access should be for writers as well as readers
Even journals that have removed paywalls retain their bias towards certain types of author – and their prejudice against others, says Katie Stripe
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UK migrants more likely to have HE qualification than British-born
Census data shows 44Â per cent of adult residents born outside the UK had a higher education qualification
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New Zealand subsidy hike ‘a good first step’
While national budget includes big increase to tertiary education funding rates, it still falls short of inflation
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International education must not be caught in the UK’s electoral crossfire
Reinforcing public support for student immigration is vital amid increasingly hostile rhetoric from politicians, says Wendy Alexander
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Dutch minister: ‘changing education is like open-heart surgery’
Challenge of balancing huge international expansion with sustainability leaves academic-turned-politician urging careful thinking
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Union members back push for student number controls
Mechanism needed to stem ‘unlimited recruitment’ by wealthy institutions and resulting job cuts at other universities, say UCU activists
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Increased pension costs could take modern universities to the precipice
Increased contributions to the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme will require cuts to student support services, warns Graham Baldwin