Top Chinese universities trial three-year bachelor’s degrees
Peking and Tsinghua join drive to smooth journey from undergraduate to postgraduate studies
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Spain’s ‘crazy’ squeeze on precarity ‘impossible’ without funding
Critics say plans to lower the?limit on temporary staff from 40 per cent to 8 per cent are unworkable and could lock in under-qualified lecturers
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Marginson: push back on ‘securitisation’ to save global science
Leading professor proposes charter to protect free exchange of knowledge
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Talking leadership 31: Joe Gow on creating a student-focused campus
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor discusses the importance of role models for students, his approach to hiring top staff and how he has stayed in the role for 15?years
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Unaffiliated researchers should not be left adrift from academia
Loss of an institutional position closes too many doors for those whose passion for research outlives their academic careers, says Maria Cohut
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Czech education minister quits over meetings with mafia associate
Lecturer protests innocence but steps down from government ahead of role leading EU policymaking
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NHS and universities work more closely on student mental health
Funding boost for new partnerships to ensure those moving to a new location get the help they need
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Boycott-busting Queen Mary markers blasted for ‘basic’ feedback
One-word responses such as ‘excellent’ and ‘perfect’ been given to those taking assessments
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Top US education economist eyes College Scorecard revamp
Education and labour expert from Columbia and Princeton promises new focus on helping students compare institutions
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First journal with entirely transgender board launched
Peer-reviewed open access entry aims to unite field burdened by outside political turmoil and internal disagreements over academic norms
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Lowest paid in academia ‘work four days for free every week’
UCU survey finds those in early career or insecure roles working the longest hours
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Alumni relations should not be all about fundraising
It matters that non-donating alumni are missing out on much of the aftercare value they could be receiving, say?Andy Shaindlin and?David Williams
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Student debt starts to bite in Australia
Relatively benign system under strain from soaring inflation, fee hikes and reduced repayment thresholds
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Will the success of South Sudan’s top university hurt the others?
The University of Juba has emerged strong from decades of turmoil, topped by a pandemic. But other institutions are suffering, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok
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Use yoga to create ‘embodied classrooms’, researchers suggest
Academics?urged to?be more present while teaching to?foster better learning environments