Universities lose respect as they gain autonomy, says exiting v-c
University of Auckland’s Dawn Freshwater argues higher education leaders should do more soul-searching and less rewriting of strategies in a difficult but privileged job
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Entrepreneurial training ‘essential’ as value of degrees questioned
Universities urged to play greater role in teaching people how to create their own work, as countries become more sceptical of higher education
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Will anyone in England take up their lifelong learning entitlement?
The LLE is seen as a key part of maintaining employability in rapidly changing employment sectors. Yet with less than six months to go before applications open for the stand-alone modules central to...
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South Korea’s universities can’t drive its AI transition without better policy
Political ambition is not enough. Stable funding, coherent regulation and realistic institutional differentiation are also vital, says Kyuseok Kim
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Loss of US dominance in education ‘mirrors car industry decline’
European destinations emerging as ‘legitimate rivals’ for international students because they are improving while US stagnates, argues paper
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One book in three weeks? At some universities that would be a triumph
With undergraduates viewing education as a transaction and AI offering helpful summaries, reading is dying out on UK campuses, says Agnieszka Piotrowska
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Unite calls 24-hour strike at three Scottish universities
Cleaners, security guards and technicians to walk out after unions reject below-inflation pay rise
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UK job cuts hit English and modern languages staff hardest
‘Vicious cycle’ of course closures means system ‘gradually losing breadth and depth of expertise’
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NZ research funding reallocated towards advanced technologies
Agricultural and environmental research lose out, as scientists criticise ‘dangerous confusion’ of government’s switch to ‘smarter investment’
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Former Cambridge v-c Borysiewicz set to take over as UKRI chair
Cancer researcher to succeed businessman Andrew Mackenzie at time of major change for research funder
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Copyright maximalism will stifle a research-intensive digital economy
The issues concerning AI and copyright are far more complicated than the ‘Big Music v Big Tech’ paradigm presented in the media, says Benjamin White
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‘Reform university curricula’ call as technician shortages loom
Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study
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Chinese university leadership changing but party ties still key
Leaders more qualified now than decade ago, with many boasting international experience, study finds
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Leadership and management apprenticeships latest to be defunded
Government pulls money as part of efforts to prioritise funding for young people but universities say move ‘not in interests of economy’