Will universities stand up for alumni arrested in political protests?
Although some institutions spoke out during China's crackdown on the ‘white paper’ protests, others did not, notes Shaun O’Dwyer
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Alternate rectors by gender, urge Spanish equality campaigners
Taking turns seen as sensible way to bring balance to solo roles, as new law debated by parliament
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The UK can’t solve its doctor shortage without new medical schools
It makes no sense for the country’s new wave of medical schools to be permitted to cater only for overseas students, says Juliet Wright
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University of Cambridge and UCU sign recognition agreement
Long-fought campaign by members finally secures union a seat at the negotiating table
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Can UCU’s ‘us versus them’ approach secure its members a deal?
Using Twitter to call people out has landed Jo Grady in potential legal trouble, but will a combative communications strategy force leaders into making concessions?
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India campus ‘not educational colonialism’, says Australian v-c
As Deakin plans first overseas outpost on Indian soil, it says the learnings will flow both ways
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Accreditors in firing line as US political temperature rises
Agencies created to help institutions improve themselves, then asked to guard federal student aid, now face fight over battling partisan attacks on academia
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South Africa’s xenophobic turn may drive away foreign scholars
Vice-chancellors must challenge populist ideas around who belongs to the nation and whether equity goals can end at its borders, says Srila Roy
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Office for Students plans to bill universities for investigations
Additional fees to institutions that breach OfS rules may focus attention on growing regulatory costs
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Berkeley apologises for retaining indigenous remains
Leading US public institution found by news investigation to still hold bones of 9,000 people, most in nation, more than three decades after federal ban
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PhD students ‘shunning UK over tardy security checks’
Lengthy government security checks on STEM postgraduates are causing chaos for university research as doctoral candidates go elsewhere, says Russell Group
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Don’t cut number of international students in UK, say voters
Poll conducted for Universities UK finds 64 per cent of respondents want number of overseas learners to increase or hold steady
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Anti-safe-space rhetoric ‘ignores trauma felt by black students’
British professional basketball player turned US professor James Gerard Noel says criticisms of ‘safe spaces’ overlook the emotional vulnerability of black students caused by racism and gun violence
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London-based courses seen as ‘best value for money in England’
International students in particular are likely to rate the value of their course, despite paying higher fees
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Leading Indian university U-turns on student sit-ins ban
Educational institutions ‘should not act as correction agencies, but be centres of human flourishing’, scholar says