Irish universities ‘may struggle to pay staff’ due to funding gap
Further €92 million needed to cover existing staff costs, Irish University Association tells government
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Korea eases visa rules for overseas researchers in talent bid
Relaxed regulations will allow more universities to recruit researchers at different stages in their careers
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Universities’ drugs policies ‘deter’ students from seeking help
One in eight students in the UK admits to taking drugs in the past year, with many claiming they want to reduce their drug use
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Blind faith in tech bros driving cheating, say ChatGPT critics
University of Glasgow philosophers behind viral ‘ChatGPT is bullshit’ paper claim student AI use is linked to dubious techno optimism of billionaire Silicon Valley moguls
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‘Expect some softening’: where next for open-access books in REF?
Extending embargoes and permitting more exceptions are likelier than a full U-turn, suggest academic publishing experts
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Universities struggle to live up to Japan’s research ambitions
All eyes are on Tohoku University and its grandiose future plans as excellence initiative gets under way, but critics question whether goals are achievable
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Science at risk as far right nears power, French academics warn
Sector leaders say international students and researchers, funding and academic freedom at risk if National Rally wins power
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US universities fear new Supreme Court ruling on regulations
Apparent elimination of longstanding regulatory process leaves higher education experts expecting more costs, complexities and confusions
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To advocate for vocational education is really to argue for the humanities
A ‘jobbified’ university teaching ‘transferable skills’ and marketable degrees neglects so much that is crucial to vocational formation, says Chris Higgins
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BPP ‘put up for sale again with £2.5 billion price tag’
Private equity firm that owns one of the UK’s few private universities seeking to make triple its initial investment in latest deal
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Ex-Unisa tutor becomes South African higher education minister
Nobuhle Nkabane succeeds much-maligned Blade Nzimande, who will retain science brief
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Banning ChatGPT in unsupervised exams ‘pointless’
Generative AI is ‘a bit like teenage snogging – everyone’s doing it although no one really knows how’
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Massive increase to Australian student visa fees
‘Outrageous impost’ to fund domestic education initiatives is ‘robbing Ranjit to pay for Richard’
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Canada ‘may fall short of caps’ as overseas interest nosedives
After Trudeau administration imposed sharp cut in student visas, institutions are now watching other restrictions having a much stronger effect
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‘Clear benefits’ to proposed all-Ireland open access platform
Platform must overcome cost and participation hurdles, but would benefit readers and researchers, experts say