Patrick Vallance and Liz Kendall leave DSIT roles in reshuffle
Former Covid-era chief scientific adviser and his boss confirm departures amid rumours their department is being disbanded
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Entrance test controversy triggers massive protests in New Delhi
Students call for wider reform of India’s education system as new youth-led movement gathers support
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DSIT’s likely abolition criticised by university and tech leaders
Loss of stand-alone Department for Science, Innovation and Technology risks research becoming ‘afterthought’ in governmental discussions, argue sector leaders
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Research income targets for Liverpool’s new academics ‘unfair’
Growing pressure on probationary staff to win grants represents ‘material divergence’ from agreed policies, argue UCU leaders
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Iranian students struggling to pay Dutch fees as war continues
Blocks on international money transfers may force students to abandon degrees unless universities offer support before coming tuition fee deadline
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‘Sense of possibility’ key to overseas students’ experience
Anticipation of future happiness in host country more crucial to sense of belonging than social contact or development of language skills
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University staff back Burnham over Starmer but Greens hold allure
New UK prime minister urged to adopt more progressive stance, including lifting ‘harmful’ student visa restrictions
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Collaborate globally to retain strength in AI research, UK urged
Country leads way in producing highly cited papers but overall share of publications drops
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To solve youth unemployment, Andy Burnham must harness HTQs
Degrees are not the place to turn to if we want to reduce the number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training, says Mark Morrin
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Nicola Phillips: Adelaide must ‘bring about real social progress’
Adelaide University is South Australia’s second biggest employer and the country’s second biggest undergraduate recruiter. As such, its inaugural v-c is determined to steer the merged behemoth...
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University gallery closures show ‘lack of imagination’
Critics fear ‘act of self-harm’ as Dundee becomes latest to consider shutting public exhibition space
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Korea ‘needs new internationalisation plan’ after meeting target
Having hit 300,000 foreign enrolments ahead of schedule, experts say the next stage of expansion should be better thought-through
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Critics misinterpret our mission, says joint campus leader
‘Bumps’ inevitable when an institution tries to fuse the best of the East and the West, according to management theory expert
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Greater research integrity focus ‘likely for REF 2029’
Forthcoming guidance on how Research Excellence Framework rates environment will focus more closely on governance related to research integrity and security risks, É«ºÐÖ±²¥ understands