The rising cost of UK higher education risks pricing out the disadvantaged
Progress on widening participation may go into reverse if mounting scepticism about university’s value isn’t addressed, says Zahir Irani
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End of affirmative action badly hit medical student diversity
Minority public medical school enrolment seen down by more than third in five years in US states that banned racial considerations in admissions
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Oxford launches foundation year for students with BBB grades
University follows Cambridge in offering gifted state school students chance to take fully funded introductory year
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China crackdown ‘hit US scientists’ research quality’
US project leaders with history of China collaboration ‘saw dent to citations’
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As UK industrial disputes drag on, should union rethink tactics?
UCU pushes on with shrinking rounds of strike action despite calls to regroup and rethink
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Universities pay out record compensation as complaints rise
Ombudsman says difficulties finding alternative remedies during pandemic partly to blame for £1.3 million bill
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Impact must not be the enemy of criticality
Pursuing research relevance is important, but the risk is that it becomes a form of deference, co-option and control, says Matthew Flinders
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Australian universities report record earnings despite pandemic
As staff reel from an austerity drive, Victoria produces its first A$3 billion institution
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US government let Facebook take personal student data
Education Department admits data-diverting code in federal aid website, toughening politics for institutional performance monitoring
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Academy’s database boycott may herald Chinese publishing shake-up
Scholars question whether open access platforms could step in to replace dominance of China National Knowledge Infrastructure
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China’s overseas graduates ‘mismatched’ with jobs back home
Findings raise red flag for Australia’s economically crucial international enrolments
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Footballers’ ‘university’ eyes growth as first students graduate
UA92 hails success of strategy attracting disadvantaged students but remains loss-making
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Talking leadership 24: Shitij Kapur on improving student mental health
The King’s College London president says universities are ‘not in any way toxic places’
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Higher education has a key role in developing public-purpose tech
The complexity of tackling major social challenges makes universities a natural launchpad for firms aimed at doing so, says Tanya Filer
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Soaring inflation hits Australian students and universities
Generation-high inflation raises particular issues for humanities students and universities confronting a demographic bulge