Australia winds back national interest test for research grants
Critics claim victory as assessment of research benefits is handed back to the experts
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Covid hit to university-industry collaboration in UK ‘limited’
NCUB report finds patent registrations and spinouts trended positive in 2020-21, but knowledge exchange income slumped
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From nurse to v-c: how diversity up top helps HE escape silos
James Miller takes helm at University of the West of Scotland after ‘unconventional’ career path
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Students priced out of housing market in Australian cities
Independent housing ‘moderately to severely unaffordable’, as locals opt for alternatives
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South African v-cs seek to make multilingualism a reality
Language Policy Framework seeks to integrate the country’s 11 official languages into higher education
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Employers trying to make workers poorer, Lynch tells UCU strikers
RMT general secretary joins university staff in London rally on third day of sector-wide strike action
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Heavy-handed Gulf regulation ‘holds back student employability’
Zayed University provost Michael Allen says lack of course flexibility regarding microcredentials is hurting graduates’ chances in the labour market
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Stanford to investigate research complaints against president
Outside experts see potential problems in decades-old papers where Tessier-Lavigne served as a co-author, although any potential responsibility seems far from clear
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‘Deal done’ for Global University Systems to buy FutureLearn
Deal for online education provider set to see Netherlands-based company take full control, THE understands
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Myanmar’s private universities ‘overwhelmed’ by student demand
Applicants turn away from public campuses, but external perceptions of the country as ‘failed state’ could put off overseas institutions from forming new collaborations
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UAE loosens visa rules in bid to keep top research talent
Recent changes to visa represent shift in thinking about attracting and retaining brightest graduates, says education adviser Maryam Riaz
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Innovation is the centrepiece of KAUST’s role in Saudi Arabia – and the world
KAUST president Tony Chan explains how the university is working with the wider MENA region to support the next generation of Arab students
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Life beyond war: Ukrainian academics finding their feet overseas
Support of Council for At-Risk Academics has brought some researchers to safety in the UK, but even new-found security can be bittersweet
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UK master’s students less satisfied after rapid sector expansion
Survey finds strong recovery in overall satisfaction with courses masks unease among some students about impact of big global recruitment drives
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IFS: students £1,000 worse off as cost-of-living crisis hits hard
Higher-than-forecast inflation leaves gaping hole in amount of maintenance support available for students