Biden administration open to more three-year degree experiments
After accreditor allows tests of shorter bachelor’s degree programmes, officials say they see no federal mandate on time or credit hours
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Melbourne struggles to live up to pledge to cut casualisation
Rhetorical ambition for a ‘more sustainable’ workforce not reflected in negotiations, union says
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Angst over research culture’s expanded role in REF is misplaced
As a human activity, research cannot but be cultural as much as it is scientific, say Annamaria Carusi and Shomari Lewis-Wilson
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Australia’s tertiary education system is at odds with the times
The changing nature of work and technology, as well as an evolving population and environment, call for a more inclusive system, says Alec Cameron
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Former women-only college ‘pays female professors less than men’
Vassar College faces lawsuit brought by current and former faculty members as gender pay gap across US higher education widens
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Controversy as Boston downsizes antiracism research centre
After its celebrated 2020 response to George Floyd killing, university now accused of political performance
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‘Concern’ as ecology college postpones degree start dates
Review of Devon-based Schumacher College launched in drive to operate trust with ‘more sustainable approach’
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German friends help UK universities brush up on Horizon fashions
After the celebrations, German and UK research universities have immediately begun to swap notes on how the latter can best shape proposals for the programme’s remaining calls
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First female leader at helm as IITs test African waters
Preeti Aghalayam faces the daunting task of getting a Zanzibar campus up and running – quickly
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UK research council success rates fall as budgets tighten
Drop in success rates for competitive research funding at many UKRI councils highlighted by Innovate UK’s improved hit rate
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UCL East opens with promise to ‘break down academic boundaries’
Research heavyweight seeks to tackle the world’s major problems in single biggest expansion in 200 years
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Quality shouldn’t be judged on absence of information, says QAA
Body calls for regular check-ins with all providers to ensure English system meets international norms
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Talking leadership: Erik Renström on industry partnerships
Lund University vice-chancellor discusses the challenges of working with business, creating an innovation valley in the Baltic region and managing one’s friends
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Impact Rankings 2024: time to submit your data
Universities are now invited to provide their information for participation in the sustainability-focused ranking
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Will ChatGPT transform research? It already has, say Nobelists
Nobel-winning scientists are now using large language models, but experts say their impact on research is only just starting