Rural campuses eye building boom as housing shortages bite
Australian universities outside cities say building more accommodation will help students and local communities
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South Korea’s ‘zombie universities’ could be paid to close
A rapidly declining student population makes closures inevitable – but scholars say where the axe falls should not perpetuate inequalities
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Lack of data on visas for dependants ‘deeply unhelpful’
Universities could help alleviate any issues if they were told which of their students were bringing family members, leaders say
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AI a ‘credit risk’ to universities, warns Moody’s
Advancements in technologies can also present substantial opportunities for innovation in the sector, investors say
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Irish university leadership’s gender rebalance may not persist
Senior management may be responding to national requirements, but fundamental, sustainable change needs more work, says Pat O’Connor
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Russian education minister dies after ‘criticising Ukraine war’
Pyotr Kucherenko was taken ill on a return flight from Cuba, with a journalist later claiming he had privately called the invasion ‘fascist’
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Cambridge urges end to talks impasse as marking delays loom
Vice-chancellor and union rep make rare joint statement appealing to national negotiators to resolve dispute
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Graduate tax ‘hybrid’ fairer for all, says top-up fees architect
Economist Nicholas Barr, whose research shaped Labour’s 2006 fee policy, says mixed graduate tax and loan system can fix funding crisis
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Philippines military training for students ‘aims at stifling dissent’
Bill to enforce two-year participation ‘meant to target critics at home rather than defend country’, scholars warn
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‘Minimum offer’ needed in ‘Wild West’ of doctoral study
PhD candidates face ‘inconsistencies and inequalities’ in the support provided by supervisors, says British Academy-funded study
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The free speech bill has finally become law – what happens next?
Wide-ranging new powers aimed at cancelling cancel culture predicted to have a ‘seismic’ impact on English universities
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More and better vocational education could help address India’s skills gap
Many university graduates choose to remain unemployed rather than take a job they do not consider commensurate with their degrees, says Pushkar
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Elite universities ‘only support diversity if it benefits them’
Gatekeeping systems used by big brand institutions ‘legitimise race and class inequalities’, scholars claim in book