There is no legal conflict between protecting data and students’ lives
Confusion abounds but UK law is clear: universities can share personal data to prevent harm, says Viv Adams of the Information Commissioner’s Office
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Four in five courses fail to launch as low demand hampers pilot
Providers enrol just 6 per cent of 2,000 student target for short courses, says evaluation ahead of lifelong learning entitlement launch
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Hallam protects bank agreements against ‘financial deterioration’
University draws up plans to avert risk of breaching banking covenants, as sector-wide financial worries take hold
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PhDs: is doctoral education in trouble in the UK?
While overseas students still flock to the UK for PhDs, concerns are growing over weakening domestic demand, a decline in UKRI-funded starters and whether universities can afford to train the next...
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Universities must transform to ensure no one is left behind in the era of AI
By instilling a passion for innovation and interdisciplinary exploration, higher education can and must remain relevant, say Teruo Fujii and Joseph AounÂ
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Run European legislation past universities, sector leaders urge
‘University check’ would allow for issues to be resolved in the drafting stage, rather than once policies have been announced, says EUA
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Tuan quits as CUHK president after new governance rules come in
Experienced leader says new structure, imposed despite significant opposition, makes it an ‘opportune moment’ to go
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National Institutes of Health weighs pay hike for postdocs
Top US funding agency considers $70,000 (£55,000) minimum salary that could become wider model
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Student loans ‘losing taxpayer money’ even when repaid in full
Soaring cost of government borrowing drives price of English system up by £10 billion per year, says new IFS report
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University mental health support ‘desperately under-resourced’
Practitioners who work with students considering quitting due to issues with pay, workloads and increasingly complex cases
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Concern over HIV cases among Australia’s international students
Resurgence of virus among vulnerable overseas students prompts calls for better awareness campaigns and pharmaceutical subsidies
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Consultancy is the unsung hero of university innovation. Let’s do more
Consultancy not only transcends disciplinary boundaries within universities, but also between academia, industry and other actors, says Amanda ZeffmanÂ
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Imperial opens first overseas research centre in Singapore
Opening outpost alongside other Western universities designed to help drive collaboration in South-east Asia
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US academics fear grim precedent set by Gay’s Harvard exit
With Claudine Gay accepting debatable instances of plagiarism as final straw, faculty see odds getting hopeless for countering unified political and economic power
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Former v-c David Richardson left crisis-hit UEA with £97K pay-off
Union describes payment made when staff were facing redundancy as ‘unconscionable’, but institution says it was following contract