Internationalisation doesn’t appear to be very international
The most successful scholars are those who reach out ‘globally’ by publishing in English. But this narrow ‘internationalisation’ should be challenged, says Hanne Tange
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Commercial return on investment should count in UK R&D funding
Evidence shows that universities outside the golden triangle are among the best at creating successful companies, says Brian McCaul
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Covid ‘threat’ to Australian postgraduate ranks
Warnings that some universities could become master’s-free zones overlook progress during the pandemic, vice-chancellors say
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Plasticine modelling helps reject ‘consumer’ student model
Spaniards and Poles notably buck the trends found in other countries
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New university for Kashmir ‘easy populism’
Expert questions government’s motivations for building another institution in troubled region
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The Jill Biden controversy underlines the malignant hierarchy of doctors
The idea that the First Lady’s doctor of education degree is any less worthy than a PhD or MD is utterly misguided, says Vipul Sharma
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Graduate deans ‘must speak up for PhD students’
Doctoral degrees urgently need to become more diverse, more student-centred and more public-facing, argue authors of new book
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UK universities should not relax too soon over international admissions
In Thailand, even school leavers with UK connections are starting to look elsewhere, says sixth-form head Sadie Hollins
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UCL academic board asks council to replace antisemitism definition
Vote comes amid growing row over IHRA definition, which a UK minister wants universities to adopt
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US universities told to treat international students better
End of Trump and Covid not enough to revive foreign interest, main university group says
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Scottish dental students forced by Covid to repeat a year
Holyrood ministers say pandemic restrictions mean students have been unable to gain sufficient clinical experience
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ to launch new Arab University Rankings
Methodology will be based on framework of World University Rankings, but include some bespoke elements
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Sciences Po appoints new head amid sex abuse scandal
Students are recounting instances of abuse on Twitter following resignation of university director and governing board chair
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Journalists ‘gloss over’ preprints’ unreliability
Study says academics should highlight unreviewed papers’ uncertainty
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Overseas aid research cuts raise doubts over £22 billion target
Hefty cuts to the fund supporting two flagship international research schemes do not square with UK’s science spending ambitions, warn leaders