Let’s have some sympathy for university leaders
The sector needs to foster a better collective sense of the pressures and possibilities of running a university, say Doug Parkin and Richard Watermeyer
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Falmouth staff to strike over ‘two-tier’ hiring rules
New recruits at specialist creative arts university get far inferior pensions, says union
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Four in five UK students ‘affected by mental health issues’
Survey of more than 12,000 students and recent graduates finds a quarter say they do not have any friends at university
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Australian government signals sustained spotlight on security
Foreign interference and cybersecurity are ‘right problems’ for university leaders to be focusing on, minister tells chancellors
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Michigan State president Stanley quits in row with trustees
MSU’s third consecutive leader to be forced out over handling of sexual misconduct cases joined by students in protesting governing board overreach
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Chile’s constitutional impasse frustrates higher education reform
Comprehensive rejection of ‘Magna Carta’ leaves radical government ‘paralysed’ as key issues go unaddressed
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Oxford feels heat over ‘ageist’ retirement rule despite reforms
Changes will exempt many more researchers from forced retirement at 68 but critics say policy is still unfair
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The postdoc shining a light on the plight of China’s gay scholars
Coming out becoming ‘increasingly risky’ on Chinese campuses, says academic who left the country
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Branch campuses are not a failed experiment
As Sir Colin Campbell knew, an overseas footprint offers the long-term returns that universities are established for, say Christine Ennew and David Greenaway
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Global Academic Reputation Survey launching soon
Survey will be available in 12 languages and distributed over three months
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THE World Academic Summit 2023 heads to Sydney
The University of Sydney will host the next THE World Academic Summit in September 2023
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Populist slurs about universities contain ‘kernel of truth’
Universities have done themselves a disservice by playing politics and overlooking the public mood, chancellors say
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University rankings capture winds of change
For two decades, Times Higher Education’s rankings have both tracked and contributed to an ever more connected world. Now universities face an unwelcome shift in global dynamics
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World Bank splashing $9 billion on university campuses
After long being attuned to primary and secondary needs, lender and donor sees urgency of tertiary-level development