Lengthy PhDs and postdocs ‘slowing professor promotions’
Analysis of 5.8 million authors across all scientific disciplines also shows gender gap is closing, but with distance to go
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Loss of EU students in UK ‘hitting degree outcomes’
Analysis from Education Insight also shows increased UKÂ market share against rivals like Australia and US
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The UK’s transport failings are constraining its spin-out potential
Unlocking potential will need huge injections of funding, proper devolution and the type of long-term planning that has long been absent, says Sue Hartley
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Points decision: Will a new Mexican president loosen the grip on universities
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UK TNE on the rise – but not in Australia and NZ
Universities UK International says fall in transnational student numbers in Australasia is opportunity to boost collaboration
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UCU ‘contravened health and safety law’ over stress
Union representing UCU employees hopes that decision will act as a ‘wake-up call’
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After a year of ChatGPT, is academia getting to grips with generative AI?
Students love it but faculty typically hate it. Both are asking for help with it. But how close are institutions to devising AI policies that protect both academic integrity and student employability...
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ONS revises net migration up to new high and weighs graduate visas
Revised visa figures show net migration hit a record high in 2022, fuelled by an increase in students from outside the EU
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ announces a new ranking for online learning
Online Learning Rankings will benchmark universities on resources, outcomes, student engagement and learning environmentÂ
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Centaurs, cyborgs and roboprofs
A year after ChatGPT brought generative AI to the masses, we now know it has the potential to change everything – the AI-augmented future is now
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥â€™s ‘exceptional performance’ honoured at business awards
Company wins two prestigious prizes at ceremony hosted by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
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Will a PhD make you better off? Not until 33 years later
Lost earnings and missed workplace experience means PhD graduates will take decades to catch up on postgraduates despite higher wages, analysis shows
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AI will add to ‘academic drudgery’ without ‘violent awakening’
Technology can free up space in roles dominated by administration but will only result in more of the same without change in direction, researchers say
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UK needs universities of technology, but not polytechnics – v-c
Institutions focused on applied research and employer-informed curricula could be vital part of more coherent post-16 system, says LSBU chief
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Jail threats met with call for ‘balance’ on research sharing
With potentially worrying changes to Australia’s research security arrangements odds-on to proceed, universities want clarification on amendments