Universities are worth it – but work is needed to ensure they remain so
To maintain the graduate premium, universities must anticipate skills needs, guide good course choices and be open to everyone, says Shitij Kapur
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New rules for Indian vice-chancellor hires ‘disastrous’
Controversial draft guidelines would expand eligibility pool for vice-chancellors and change faculty hiring criteria
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REF 2029: ‘metrics-lite’ research culture assessment welcomed
Universities ‘relieved’ by balance of qualitative and quantitative data in environment evaluations
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Academics ‘fear students becoming too reliant on AI tools’
Global study reveals that academics believe students are not critical enough of material produced by artificial intelligence tools for use in their work
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Australian Research Council names new chief executive
Australian National University pro vice-chancellor to serve five-year term
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University autonomy fears as Scotland mulls new oversight powers
Bid to hand funding council ability to intervene amid worsening institutional finances could be open for abuse, critics fear
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V-cs warn ‘poverty line’ PhD stipends imperil Australian research
Domestic doctoral enrolments have shrunk by 8 per cent over the last half-decade, says report
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Biden leaves ‘complicated legacy’ on higher education
Mixed results of final few weeks in White House likely emblematic of Democrat’s presidency, scholars say
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Faculty discord disrupts pioneering Japanese research institution
Some staff at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology warn lack of ‘clear vision’ jeopardises prospects for institution amid uncertainty over funding, but managers insist views of ‘disaffected’...
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World University Rankings by Subject 2025: methodology
How we rank universities across 11 separate subject areasÂ
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England’s foundation years funding cut will deepen inequalities
Why harm high-quality provision at established universities because of a small number of providers with questionable motives, asks Mark Clark
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Researcher fired for refusing to fly awarded payout
Climate academic who refuses to travel by plane promises to donate €75,000 from settlement to climate activism
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REF 2029: volume measures to avoid ‘census cliff edge’ confirmed
Details provide more clarity on which research staff will need to enter the next Research Excellence Framework
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Universities’ expert input is needed far beyond government departments
Policy institutes’ lack of strategic variation risks overheating the competition for airtime with national policymakers, says Diana Beech
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Advance HE chief executive Alison Johns to retire
Founding head of UK super-agency calls time on 34-year career in higher education