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Charles Darwin v-c steps down over accreditation errors
Sudden departure of Scott Bowman follows outcry over issues in dual-sector university’s training arm
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Boards must ‘keep out of day-to-day operations’, says president
New leader of the University of Washington warns job has become ‘more challenging than it has ever been’
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Turkish universities top Central Eurasia pilot ranking
First THE analysis on Turkic States reveals Turkey’s strength in depth and Kazakhstan’s international ties
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UK universities must resist call for ‘institutional neutrality’
Forcing institutions to remain neutral on contentious issues will stifle – not protect – academic freedom, argues Gavin Schwartz-Leeper
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Seven UK universities yet to file accounts months after deadline
FOI reveals that dozens of English providers applied for an extension from the Office for Students this year
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Fear of being flagged by AI detectors drives stress among students
Increased use of new technologies accompanied by rising fear of being accused of cheating, with many universities’ policies on what is acceptable still unclear
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Political attacks on social science open the way to tech dystopia
Authoritarian regimes from the US to China and India perceive many humanities and social sciences as both useless and dangerous. But while their truths might be inconvenient, they are vital to...
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‘We’ve learned from the past’: Lib Dems eye student loans reform
Party unveils proposed changes to student finance system that it says would save graduates hundreds of pounds
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Australian language colleges ‘struggling for survival’
Fees and integrity checks designed for long-stay students risk decimating sector and depriving universities of future enrolments
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Japan eases cap on foreign student enrolment at top universities
Three national universities cleared to exceed limits by up to 5 per cent as Tokyo pushes to compete for global talent
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Embattled research institute leader bows out ‘on own terms’
Outgoing president of ambitious Japanese institution discusses building research capacity, dealing with staff discontent and moving on from reliance on public funding
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‘Do no harm’ the mantra for Otago’s annual party season
Pastoral pragmatism reigns as Dunedin’s returning students let their hair down for infamous ‘Flo-Week’
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Crackdown on Chinese research misconduct ‘not a game changer’
Universities face sanctions if they fail to probe wrongdoing but critics say latest integrity push does nothing to tackle root causes of problem