English regulator ‘failing to get grip on systemic challenges’
Public Accounts Committee criticises Office for Students and DfE, while warning some institutions are being ‘put at risk’ by reliance on overseas fees
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English maintenance loans ‘now £1K short of minimum wage’
IFS says continued use of out-of-date inflation predictions to set living cost loans makes ‘no sense at all’
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Modern universities must not drop the humanities
Humanities benefit individuals, societies and economies. They should be accessible to students from all backgrounds, says Neal Juster
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UK opens resettlement scheme for Afghan Chevening alumni
Alumnus cautions that lines of communication with UK government ‘must remain open’ with transparent timescale for evacuation
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Huddersfield job cuts add to fears for arts provision in post-92s
Five departments set to be merged into three, says local union branch
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Make science ‘a cornerstone’ of a rebuilt Ukraine, academies urge
Joint appointments, infrastructure sharing and publication fee waivers will help to rebuild Ukraine’s science system, say Western scientific bodies
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Merge or collaborate? EU universities scheme ‘needs two tracks’
Expert says initiative should make different offers to networks that want to integrate into a single institution or just work together
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US campuses quickly embracing online student services platforms
Leap into advanced cloud-based system doubles in single year, though big costs and complications still leave larger institutions on the sidelines
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Do US campus ‘crime labs’ hurt the communities they seek to help?
In fight to keep cities safe, some academics seen as harming urban poor by prioritising police and donors over community needs
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Cambridge scholars mobilise to fight ‘respect’ agenda once more
Critics say draft policy put out for consultation ‘restricts free speech’ beyond legal obligations
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Returnee academics in China ‘have lower job satisfaction’
Researchers suggest universities should do more to help researchers adapt after time overseas
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Talking leadership 30: Paul Pauli on academia in Germany v the UK
The president of the University of Würzburg discusses the differences between the two systems, why he’s joined a European university alliance and the benefits of interdisciplinary working
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Let’s end the rocky marriage between academia and commercial publishers
High costs, opaque contracts and the difficulty of finding peer reviewers all point to the need for a divorce, says Robert Kaplan
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Labour warns against cronyism in academic freedom appointment
Opposition bid to exclude political donors foiled as government amendment on foreign funding passes
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US police charge fraternity members in growing crackdown
In largest such use of criminal laws, dozens from University of New Hampshire – including witnesses who did not report – face prosecution after single hazing incident