UK university applications down for third year in a row
Ucas data reveals drop in application rate among UK school-leavers and significant declines in international interest from key sectors, with least selective institutions bearing brunt
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Richard Sennett: ‘I’ve always felt like a fish out of water in academia’
The feted urban sociologist Richard Sennett tells Matthew Reisz about how his former career as a cellist inspired his latest trilogy of books, why his ideal university would be more night school than...
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Why aren’t US university leaders pushing back against political attack?
The political maelstrom around US universities’ handling of pro-Palestinian protests reflects a right-wing campaign that is increasingly challenging higher education’s autonomy to determine its...
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There is a way out of cancel culture – but it’s not free speech
A competing human rights framework would help the likes of Jo Phoenix and her critics into a dialogue shaped by active listening, says Andy Hargreaves
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Bristol loses High Court appeal in Natasha Abrahart case
Judge upholds ruling that university discriminated against student by failing to adjust how she was assessed
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Why do some academics review so many journal papers?
The strange cases of scholars churning out several reviews a day are perplexing, given the lack of obvious rewards for such prodigious output
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Universities jeopardise workers’ ‘psychosocial safety’
Although conditions improved following Covid lockdowns, university staff’s mental health kept deteriorating, longitudinal research finds
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Some Australian campuses ‘earn more from locals than foreigners’
One in four institutions reaps higher average income from domestic than international students, reported data suggests
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Jo Grady fights for her job as UCU general secretary vote begins
Incumbent must overcome low turnout, member disillusionment and three challengers if she is to secure another five-year term in office
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How I learned that preserving the male status quo was leaders’ real task
As a woman concerned by gender inequality, I could be tolerated coming up to the elbows of the men in power, but not to their shoulders, says Pat O’Connor
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Northumbria plans £12.5 million staff cuts as recruitment stalls
Union fears more than 100 jobs at risk after university blames volatility for struggling to hit international student targets
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‘Substantial doubt’ over 2U’s future without rescue package
Grim earnings report after year of customer and political stress leaves top US online course provider teetering
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Union and employer association clash on Australian workplace law
‘No less favourable’ provision a ‘major win’ for university staff or a handbrake on their salaries, depending on perspective
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Harvard’s conservative students come out of the shadows
At their university’s first-ever Republican conference, campus leaders stress their belonging and the importance of controlling academia’s agenda
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World Reputation Rankings 2023: results announced
Universities in the Arab region make giant leaps in their reputation, owing to increasing prestige regionally