African universities urged to expand farming tech efforts
African Development Bank head says continent’s universities must focus on areas such as drones and AI to boost agriculture
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US university welcomes Saudi students from Canada
Portland State University opens door for Saudi students caught in political dispute to transfer
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Economics trapped in narrow paradigm, study suggests
German students – and academics – still go along with controversial mainstream theories in order to get ahead, researcher argues
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The ‘gender gap in citations’: how female authors lose out
Study offers further insight into the persistent trend for women to be cited less frequently than men
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Why we should encourage students to follow their passion
Nurturing students’ enthusiasm for a subject during their time at university will give them a solid grounding to respond to a lifetime of career changes, says Trevor McMillan
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Parents worldwide contribute to cost of university, finds survey
However, students in the US, Canada and the UK experience some of the highest ‘funding gaps’, according to a global HSBC analysis
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Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018: Asian universities climb
China now has three institutions in top 100 of research-focused ranking
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Australia: new data confirm slowing of Chinese student flows
Prime minister’s charm offensive proves timely, as Chinese student visa applications stall
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Australian merger could be ‘world’s biggest’ and ‘influence rankings’
Adelaide neighbours progress merger plan with new discussion paper on pros and cons
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UK falls behind US in ‘educating world leaders’ league table
Hepi says educating ‘leading lights’ builds up ‘incredible soft power’
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Unpredictability is keeping Brazil’s universities from flourishing
Threats to cut all postgraduate funding from 2019 in Brazil were thankfully scuppered, says Justin Axel-Berg, but signalled that a long-term strategy for Brazilian higher education is sorely needed
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Trump bump? Student numbers rise at US women’s colleges
Since the 2016 US presidential election, women’s colleges have been seeing significant gains as more young women embrace #MeToo
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A no-deal Brexit is a no-go for UK universities
‘Swivel-eyed’ Brexiteers must acknowledge that leaving with no deal in March would be disastrous for UK higher education, says Hywel Williams
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Hungarian government pushes forward plan to ban gender studies
University leaders were given less than 18 hours to respond to state plans to scrap the subject