Why are UK universities’ responses to the NSS so poorly evidenced?
Incanting managerial buzzwords in response to a handful of free comments is not a strategy for improvement, says an anonymous academic
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Italy turns hotels into student halls to battle demographic decline
Government puts nearly €1 billion into providing 100,000 beds for out-of-town students, as falling home student numbers drive internationalisation push
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Texas campus bans drag show
Amid nationwide campaign to restrict LGBTQ rights, head of public institution forbids fundraiser on grounds that drag is ‘misogyny’
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Johns Hopkins Covid dashboard: a PhD project viewed 2.5 billion times
Ability of a university to work in flexible, interdisciplinary fashion meant Hopkins researchers could ‘fill gap’ between WHO and governments
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First female Indian central university leader ‘strict on protesters’
As political turmoil mounts in India, Jamia Millia Islamia v-c says she will protect students, but suspend those who go ‘too far’
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Australia student debt relief proposals ‘regressive’
Freezing graduate debt and raising repayment thresholds could disadvantage those who never went to university, Australian departments say
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Carrots rather than sticks in Australian teacher education plan
Panel advises against punitive performance funding measures, opting for financial incentives and transparency
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Finding a permanent job in the humanities has never been easy
The lost golden age of hiring and wider social appreciation of the disciplines never existed, says Harvey Graff
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David Eastwood: OfS ‘not up to the job’
Ex-Birmingham v-c and Hefce chief exec tells MPs that England’s regulator lacks skills needed to engage properly with universities
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Stellenbosch under pressure on Afrikaans policies
V-c Wim de Villiers advocates multilingualism within higher education, but investigation finds university ‘violated rights’ of Afrikaans students
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‘Test case’ Pennsylvania plans university funding overhaul
All eyes turn to large and poorly funded state system as it considers further cutbacks, providing clues as to how the US will tackle demographic changes
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Nine in 10 Australasian students juggling study with paid work
Demands of part-time jobs lead some students to settle for lower grades, with balancing commitments now biggest source of stress
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We must ensure that Biden-style debt forgiveness is never needed again
States, which all need a well-trained workforce to thrive, must contribute more to reducing the cost of public higher education, says Nancy Zimpher
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RSC grants aim to tackle ‘shocking’ lack of black UK chemists
Three-year scheme will support institutional projects that address racism and racial inequalities
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Fears for academia’s ‘peacemaker’ role, as China expertise wanes
China studies programmes and language courses are on the decline, just as understanding of the superpower is needed most