European university alliances 鈥榬eplicate existing hierarchies鈥
But study notes later modifications to flagship policy have started to broaden out membership in terms of prestige and geography
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Singapore university events 鈥榤ust be in national interest鈥
Government says that higher education institutions manage their own events but that it聽might聽advise them to 鈥渞espect鈥ider social norms鈥
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Poor-quality presidential searches lead to poor appointments
Relying on search firms and ignoring faculty input is one big reason why incumbencies are shortening and success is becoming rarer, says Harvey Graff
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Four-fifths of UK providers in deficit if overseas income tumbles
Institutions鈥 projections for increased enrolments and reduced expenditure may be too optimistic, warns PwC
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African scholars 鈥榮hooting in dark鈥 without more research funding
Researchers聽unable to access resources to study issues Africa faces, says incoming聽leader of聽group of top institutions
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Universities 鈥榤ust keep track of鈥 visiting professorships
Questions over whether King Charles鈥 doctor holds certain institutional roles increase need for more formalised way of handing out honorary titles, critics say
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Fees for foreign students 鈥榓 sign of what鈥檚 to come鈥 in Argentina
New president introduces legislation that would allow universities to charge, but many may be reluctant to do so
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More than 2,000 universities submit data for Impact Rankings
Spike in participation in sustainability-focused table led by Asia
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Editing companies are stealing unpublished research to train their AI
Both publishers and the editing firms they outsource to must seek informed consent to use academics鈥櫬營P, say Alan Blackwell and Zoe Swenson-Wright
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Open-access publisher Frontiers to cut 600 jobs
Firm to axe a third of its workforce following 鈥榙ownturn鈥 in publishing trends
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One in five French students doesn鈥檛 have enough to eat 鈥 survey
Fage survey also finds two-fifths of students must work to support themselves
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How can higher education support deaf academics?
Progress made by deaf scholars in recent years 鈥榝ragile鈥 in current climate, according to researcher appointed UK鈥檚 first deaf professor in deaf studies
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Colleges tread carefully as race becomes admissions essays focus
After聽affirmative聽action ban, campuses prod students to describe their personal backgrounds, without going so far as to potentially encourage legal action
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Nigerian crackdown on fake degrees 鈥榥eeds to go further鈥
Government聽bars recognition of聽degrees from Benin and Togo, and suggests it could extend this to Uganda, Kenya and Niger
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What role should social class play in admissions?
A socio-economic alternative to affirmative action would be expensive but that doesn鈥檛 mean institutions shouldn鈥檛 consider it, say experts