Artist Liu Bolin mid-way painting through his first live UK performance The Disappearing Act in London's Saatchi Gallery

UK universities warned of more legal action over course closures

Goldsmiths and Chichester cases could be start of rising tide of court challenges from aggrieved students, lawyers say

A woman is sitting on the quayside waiting for the boat with her luggage in  Lidingo, Sweden to illustrate Grant deadlines ‘create disparity’

Researchers urge end to post-holiday funding call deadlines

September and January deadlines disadvantage some and consume time off, academics say

China skyscrapers

Is China turning away from international research collaboration?

Cross-border authorship may be stalling in part because domestic output is growing so rapidly, analysts suggest

Helping the ground crew folding up the balloon

‘Post-PhD transition fund’ urged to ease pressure on postdocs

Payment of almost £5,000 would enable doctoral graduates to refocus on the job market and avoid burnout, says Hepi-British Academy report

Rollercoaster Gold Coast Queensland Australia to illustrate Will roller-coaster finances  derail Australian universities?

Will roller-coaster finances derail Australian universities?

Covid-era terror of a decimation in international income has proved unfounded, but investment yields continue to fluctuate wildly. Ahead of the publication of Australia’s landmark new Universities Accord, John Ross investigates what the financial data really says about the state of the sector

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Chulalongkorn University

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Macau University of Science and Technology

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