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‘Exorbitant’ pay packages for leaders of UK private providers
Leaders still among the best paid in the sector, with little sign that increased regulatory scrutiny or financial hardship is having an effect on wages
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Don’t limit EU funding to ‘best in class’, Polish minister says
Next framework programme should recognise European scholars ‘don’t all have the same burden of the past’, according to Andrzej Szeptycki
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Universities’ antisemitism definition ‘more hindrance than help’
‘Vaguely’ worded statement will be difficult to enforce in disciplinary proceedings, says Jewish law dean
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Governing bodies ‘too focused on competition, not sector health’
Emergence of governors from private sector means oversight bodies have ‘lost touch with university community’, according to new draft code of conduct
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To ‘publish or perish’, do we need to add ‘AI or die’?
The co-intelligence revolution is quietly reshaping what academic excellence means – and who can attain it, says Jakub Drábik
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Trump’s crackdown on international students is misguided and dangerous
US society must reject the false dichotomy between supporting American interests and welcoming international contributors, says Fernando Reimers
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Plans for Horizon Europe successor ‘still lack clarity’
Confirmation of self-standing FP10 welcomed – but budget questions still to be answered, say umbrella bodies
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Cardiff scraps plans to cut music and languages courses
Further rowing back on cost-cutting measures end fears that certain languages will no longer be taught in Wales
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Kazakhstan has ‘enough’ branch campuses, says HE minister
Focus shifts to strategic partnerships and attracting more international students after foreign universities flock to Central Asia
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India green-lights branch campuses for two Australian universities
While flurry of approvals raises concerns about the financial viability of offshore outposts, government policies leave ambitious universities with few other choices
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Change needed as academic careers ‘steadily lose their appeal’
European universities urged to re-evaluate structures and support for employees after ‘profound’ shifts in jobs market
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Funding axe for higher-level apprenticeships confirmed
Government to continue to fund level 7 opportunities for 16-21-year-olds, in move many believe will make little difference
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‘Research minnows’ have a vital role in UK arts and humanities
By spreading studentships around the country, the AHRC’s new PhD funding formula will strengthen research through diversity, says Katie Normington
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Deborah Prentice: ‘In tough times, we depend on other institutions’
Cambridge’s 347th vice-chancellor may have spent the whole of her previous career at Princeton, but she has no plans to tear up local or national traditions as she seeks to turn the UK government’s...