Talking leadership: Geraldine Mackenzie on going the distance
University of Southern Queensland head makes case for teaching students in remote towns regionally to keep them and their skills in the community
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English-language teaching under pressure ahead of Dutch election
Some fear anti-Anglicisation politician will stick to hard line if he wins big, but even milder consensus to limit non-Dutch teaching to a third of each programme would bring major disruption to many...
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‘Excessive’ workloads clearing marking backlog ‘unmanageable’
Union members say tight deadlines not achievable as boycott ends as universities push to allow students to graduate
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Build it and they will stay? Japan prefecture eyes new university
Researchers sceptical about local government’s plan to open new institution as a means of stopping brain drain
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Sexual misconduct book chapter ‘spiked’ after professor objects
Editors claim voices of victims are being silenced as future of Routledge book on harassment in academia left in doubt
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Australian universities spar over plans for new oversight body
Allocate funds, don’t allocate funds, not now, not forever: accord’s spikiest idea elicits multiple perspectives
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Spin-out success needs less fighting over the spoils and more risk-taking
Business development should be left to the schools and faculties that house the researchers and students whose ideas drive innovation, says Ben Clark
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Chinese academic database fined over privacy breaches
Scholars say it’s impossible to tell whether government motivated by ‘genuine concerns’ or censorship aims
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Revive minimum entry requirement plan for loans, say Tory MPs
‘New Conservatives’ say young people ‘do not have the right to study Mickey Mouse courses at the taxpayer’s expense’
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University processes ‘exacerbate impacts’ of sexual assault
Australian sector denies accusations of inadequate support, but says it can never do ‘enough’
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Sasse puts focus on under-performing academics at Florida
Former senator, finally outlining agenda in tough political environment, talks of students paying more and faculty working harder
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New initiative puts focus on teaching and collaboration in China
Project 101 based around classroom observations and development of home-grown educational resources
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Swap authorship for ‘movie credits’ approach, academics suggest
Listing all contributors would avoid damaging rows and properly reflect work of scholars, says elite European university group
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UCU staff hold ‘last resort’ strike ballot over union cuts
Decision to reduce resources for postgraduate rights campaign goes against wishes of members, Unite says
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There is no large-scale, direct attack on academic freedom in India
BJP ministers and supporters are largely limiting themselves to discrediting and suppressing evidence of government failings, says an academic