Why are Russian universities pushing African students to fight in Ukraine?
While students are exempt from Russia’s mobilisation, African students’ financial precarity leaves them open to pressure, says Ararat Osipian
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PhD visa delays ‘harming Australia’s prosperity’
Home affairs minister pledges to speed up admission of world’s ‘best and brightest’
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Twitter must do more to help academics fight misinformation
Sector-wide guidelines on sharing and discussing research online would also be very useful, says Laura Hassink
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UK-Ukraine dual degrees to help post-war reconstruction
Institutions invited to host master’s programmes to address skills shortages in areas such as bridge-building
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Keir Starmer’s trip to his alma mater reflects universities’ regional clout
But institutions will contribute much more to both their localities and their planet if they collaborate more, says Simone Buitendijk
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‘Contamination’ risk justifies banning gender critical speakers – report
Claim by University of Essex law academics that ‘anti-trans’ speakers could ‘contaminate’ buildings branded ‘misogyny’ by critics
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It’s time to start tracking interdisciplinary research
Our chief data officer explains why Times Higher Education is starting a new stream of data collection
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Limits on fixed-term contracts ‘could stifle industry-funded research’
Australian university representatives warn of unintended consequences from two-year limit in new workplace relations act
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Long-touted Adelaide and South Australia merger back on
High upfront costs defeated the most recent proposal for the two South Australian institutions to join forces back in 2018 but now things have changed
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Ukraine’s plan to ban Russian materials ‘violates academic freedom’
Leading human rights activist says ‘absurd’ draft law could be ‘extremely harmful to education and research’ and is reminiscent of Soviet censorship
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England’s universities need to be free to set domestic fees and offer loans
If the government is set on cutting international students, charging domestic students above the current ceiling is the only option, says Peter Ainsworth
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Alison Wolf: Resist ‘single purpose’ view of higher education
Seeing degrees solely as gateway qualification to the modern labour market ‘neither just nor efficient’, says government adviser on skills
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Free speech bill: Peers scrap right to sue but add NDA ban
Peers amend controversial legislation owing to prospect of “endless litigation”, with ban on non-disclosure agreements also supported
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Beware overhead cables
Twitter has long been bedevilled by bad-faith debate. But government must be held to a higher standard, even when it is flying a kite
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THE writer named Australia’s top HE journalist for record third time
John Ross honoured at prestigious national ceremony for his work examining the sector’s relationship with Australia’s main political parties