Don’t fear losing Elsevier access, California negotiator tells UK
UK universities could easily cope without Elsevier access for lengthy period, says Berkeley librarian who led system through two-year cut-off
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Free college campaigners pledge to fight on after Congress defeat
Funding preschool instead has compelling rationale, but US should extend both ends of compulsory education, say experts
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Italy’s discrimination against foreign lecturers defies law and justice
Would a seventh European Court ruling against Rome really force a change in attitude, asks David Petrie
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Sevenfold weighting boost for New Zealand indigenous research
Funding changes will help generate ‘intellectual infrastructure’, but universities harbour reservations
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Tutoring ban ‘may not ease Chinese student inequality and stress’
‘Families who have more resources will find ways to go around the policy,’ says scholar
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Reaping AI’s potential requires more intelligent industry collaboration
The brain drain from academia to industry is just one of the glitches that need addressing, says Greg Slabaugh
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Mental health tops Indian students’ concerns
Job prospects and Covid-19 among biggest issues for young people, wide-ranging study finds
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We must highlight the humanities’ relevance to climate change
A public exhibition during COP26 hopes to engage policymakers with the slow-burn issues that science doesn’t address, says Gerald Taylor Aiken
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Turnout hampers strike plans in UK university pay dispute
Combined with results of pensions ballot, union has mandate for walkouts at less than four in 10 institutions polled
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Covid impact on graduate salaries ‘minor’, Canberra predicts
Australian analysis also finds that women now tend to out-earn men immediately after finishing university
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Should the West recruit more students from Global South?
Scholarships can be important, but the risk of brain drain must be borne in mind, say expertsÂ
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Florida retreats in voting rights case but free speech harm done
After banning professors from testifying against the state in politically charged cases, flagship university can’t escape probes and fears of lasting harm
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Bill Gates warns on aid cuts after £1 billion UK spend
Philanthropist outlines details of five-year investment but says government spending cuts will demand ‘ruthless’ funding decisions
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UK universities must do more to combat spiking
The new wave of violence targeting female students across the UK requires urgent redress, says Nicole Westmarland
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UCU members back strikes over pensions but turnout falls short
Barely half of campuses pass 50 per cent voting threshold required for walkouts to go ahead