The new Gates-funded commission could threaten liberal arts subsidies
The commission will put a value on a college education, moving the country into a two-tiered system, argues Nicholas TampioÂ
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Grade inflation: English universities asked to report next year
Move follows agreement over ‘statement of intent’ on tackling issues linked to rise in firsts and 2:1s in UK
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Australian regional universities imperilled by city college links
Crucial cash flow in jeopardy as regulator scrutinises bush institutions’ urban partners
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Funding squeeze goes on after Coalition wins Australian election
Sector figures had hoped for Labor victory
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Leiden builds bridges with campus in The Hague
É«ºÐÖ±²¥Â of United Nations court and Dutch government has no university of its own – but Leiden’s outpost ‘could grow to 10,000 or 20,000’ students
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A master’s degree isn’t always more valuable
Pressure from employers and peers to get higher degrees can leave students with more debt but no better jobs, says Robert HeskethÂ
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Why we can’t overlook textbook piracy
A new business model is needed if textbook publishers want to win back their student clients, says Matthew Jones
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India student gender gap at top universities ‘highest in world’
More needs to be done to encourage women into technology and engineering at school, say observers
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SOAS staff ‘appalled’ by colleague standing for far-right AfD
Employees and students have organised a protest, with some calling for academic to be dismissedÂ
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Universities’ journal costs still outstripping inflation
Despite attempts to renegotiate contracts, European institutions face an annual price hike of 3.6 per cent
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Employability: panacea or Pandora’s box?
The purpose of higher education goes beyond just giving students economically valuable skills. It’s time universities challenge the employability narrative, says Audrey SonghurstÂ
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The university that took in 50,000 students fleeing Islamic State
Kirkuk hosted students from seven closed universities in captured territory, providing refuge from horror of executions and alternative to fighting for jihadists
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Trump tweets ‘directly cut foreign student interest in US’
‘Real-time’ data from recruiter’s website shows ‘travel ban’ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told
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Jewish students ‘forced to pay extra for campus security’
English minister calls on campus leaders to do more to stamp out antisemitism