Forget Trump, the threat to science comes from within
Experts are out of fashion with today’s political vanguard, but fraudulent research risks further undermining science, says THE’s Asia-Pacific editor John Ross
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Scottish Highers: more students secure university places
Younger applicants drive growth, despite fall in overall 18-year-old population
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Iowa sued by Christian group that barred gay student from leadership
Religious freedom advocacy groups increasingly turning to legal action against public university anti-discrimination policies
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International education ‘vital’ to China relationship, says Turnbull
Educators relax as Australian PM offers olive branch
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Do students appreciate having international classmates?
Experts say institutions must improve global experience in classroom as figures show domestic students are concerned about impact of overseas peers
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Sheffield leaves foreign staff out of pocket for NHS fees
University’s refusal to extend support for international employees criticised
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Plan for 100 new universities in Mexico ‘totally impractical’
Academics argue new president should direct funding to recruiting and retaining more lecturers
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English regulator poised to spread funding more thinly
Office for Students expects to take on responsibility for supporting wider range of providers from next August
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The need to be both scholar and expert is an urgent one
Academics must be able to walk among colleagues in the ivory tower and distil their thoughts to the non-technical masses in order to protect democratic norms, says Alex de Ruyter
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Pearson turns artificial intelligence attention to essay marking
New tool will learn how academics grade papers and replicate their approach
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Tom Shakespeare: disabled people face medical and social barriers
Leading disability scholar reflects on progress of discipline and key obstacles ahead
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Rankings shifts reveal insights on universities making progress
Analysis of movements between World University Ranking groupings shows strategies that are paying off and where others may be losing ground
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Why the supremacy of English threatens research-led teaching
Outside the anglophone world, universities are under pressure to conduct research in English – but teach in their local language, says David Matthews
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Recruitment mindset won’t work in India, says Melbourne expert
Australia India Institute head advocates ‘multidimensional approach’