Time to focus on HE staff’s quality of life, says new Oxford v-c
Pay and working conditions to be a key priority for incoming leader
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Biden plans zero payments for low-income graduate borrowers
As administration awaits court action on blanket loan forgiveness, it promises regulatory change to sharply cut average costs for undergraduate borrowers
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‘Institute for scientific facts’ aims to smash fake news
Mass polls of global scientists could help to debunk myths about extent of division on contested issues
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Partnership model mooted for long-term EU alliance funding
As bids are polished for the latest round of university alliance grants, debate is building over where longer-term funding should come from
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Will Australian universities’ warm political feelings survive cold reality?
A new ‘accord’ is promised, but hopes under previous Labor governments have sometimes been dashed, says Greg McCarthy
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Students ‘£1,500 poorer’ as maintenance loans lag after inflation
Ahead of announcement of maintenance loan rates for 2023-24, Russell Group warns next cohort will likely have to get by on significantly less
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Top lawyer’s Harvard fellowship ‘cancelled over Israel criticism’
Outcry over cancellation of planned post for former Human Rights Watch director
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Ex-judge leaves UBC after indigenous ancestry claims challenged
Three months after CBC review finds no basis for claims of native ancestry, prominent figure in law and academia announces retirement and university promises further examination
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Hillary Clinton to become Columbia University professor
Former US senator and secretary of state to teach students, help attract global policy thinkers, and boost international engagement with women and youth
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Block teaching advocates team up after ‘explosion’ of interest
Supporters hope to spread benefits of the model, for years the preserve of a few progressive institutions, worldwide
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Medieval murk: twists in #ReceptioGate ‘thriller’ grip academia
Accusations of plagiarism regarding a sacred medieval book have led to an extraordinary dispute involving online threats and allegations that staff and offices were invented
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Students more optimistic even as China battles Covid surge
Cautious optimism for on-campus life and international mobility as China lifts travel restrictions and loosens on-campus pandemic controls
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Policing of fraudulent conference proceedings needs collaboration
Identifying deception often requires analysis of patterns across large collections of articles. Publishers must work together, says David McDade
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Will the freedom of speech bill stop students picketing films?
With much still unclear, complaints procedures are likely to be lengthy and fraught with contention, says Gill Evans
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Russian student ‘shopped by classmates’ over anti-war posts
Involvement of university staff in prosecution of Olesya Krivtsova a major cause for concern, observers say