Bad mark early on quadruples student dropout risk
Results of early assignments can make or break students’ determination to continue their studies, Australian research suggests
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Interview with Aminata Cairo
Aminata Cairo leads the Inclusive Education research group at the Hague University of Applied Sciences. Born in the Netherlands to Surinamese parents, she obtained a PhD in medical anthropology from...
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Credentials in the cloud
Electronic credentials could be the way of the future. But how will HE counter the risks of cyber-attacks and concerns over standardisation? Anna McKie reports
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Using universities' global networks to bridge the innovation gap
Universities’ international experience is a boost to knowledge transfer beyond national borders, says Baiba Pētersone
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International students deserve a more ethical recruitment model
Eddie West outlines a method for disrupting commissions-based international student recruitment to higher education institutions
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‘Universities must network or face closure,’ says ex-Utrecht rector
Uncertainty over funding and the movement of foreign students to megacities will spur institutional mergers, says Bert van der Zwaan
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Edinburgh’s overseas alumni step up to host disadvantaged students
Graduates arranged workplace visits in major world cities as well as donations to cover travel costs, university alumni relations head tells conference
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‘Ethical internationalisation’ absent from national agendas
International student mobility policies around the world don’t address sustainability or inclusivity, survey finds
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University’s AI-powered crocodile spotter ‘a world first’
AI technology could help save people from the encroaching predators – and vice-versa Â
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Why universities need to declare an ecological and climate emergency
Universities have a responsibility to prepare students for an uncertain future, 11 scholars from around the world argue
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Federal data show some easing of US student loan crisis
Decline of for-profits helps, but ethnic minorities and low income students still in trouble
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Asia-Pacific universities missing AI’s full potential, says study
Less than one-third of institutions are utilising technology that could boost innovation and fundraising, report finds
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Caltech wins record $750 million gift to tackle climate change
Donation comes from billionaire producers of plastic-bottled water
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What are you reading? – 26 September 2019
A fortnightly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Great State: China and the World, by Timothy Brook
Jonathan Mirsky applauds a bold attempt to take the long view of Chinese history