The UK’s two-year work visa is nothing to do with attracting talent
History suggests that universities will lure students with the chance to repay fees via post-graduation work, says Peter Brady
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Living off the land: the universities reaping the rewards of their locations
While some universities are funding huge building projects out of international student fees, an increasing number in Australia and elsewhere are finding that the ground beneath their feet is the...
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Degree apprenticeships hold opportunities for students and employers
If public confusion and complexity around the scheme can be solved, degree apprenticeships will drive social mobility and economic growth, says Conor Moss
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: shape and be shaped
To stay relevant, universities must collaborate, invest in work-integrated learning and rediscover their community-building role, says Paul Wellings
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THE World University Rankings 2020: they could be contenders
India is far from realising its potential, but it’s showing promising signs of moving in the right direction, as are some other countries around the globe, writes Ellie Bothwell
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Half of papers describing psychiatry trials ‘spin results’
Overstating the value of an intervention could put patients at risk, say researchers
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UK progress on research spending goal ‘26 years behind schedule’
CBI warns country will not spend 2.4 per cent of gross domestic product on research and development until 2053
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Are Western universities doing enough for their Chinese students?
Chinese students flock to universities in the West, but they often struggle to adjust to a very different academic, cultural and social environment, and leave disappointed. Here, three experts set...
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THE World University Rankings 2020: branching out benefits
Overseas campuses in Malaysia and China offer University of Nottingham students the global outlook necessary for today’s world, says Shearer West
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THE World University Rankings 2020: reaching critical mass
For some smaller universities less means more, while Chinese institutions are reaping the benefits of increased state funding, writes Ellie Bothwell
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Is media studies about to go viral?
Ever since it emerged from English departments in the 1970s, media studies has been routinely dismissed as the archetypal ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree. But in an era of fake news and media hegemony, has...
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What is on the horizon for European research funding?
The EU’s next framework programme, Horizon Europe, is due to start in just over a year. But while its broad shape is settled, political wrangling over budget and participation rights means...
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Jo Johnson returns as universities minister in brother’s government
Gavin Williamson named education secretary and Andrea Leadsom business secretary in Boris Johnson Cabinet
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Willetts to make funding announcements in industrial strategy speech
The results of a new method of distributing money for bioscience institutes based on their contribution to strategic programmes and national capacity have been announced by the government.