‘Sampling’ of foreign students’ English skills mooted by Canberra
Potential language reforms part of a bigger ‘social licence’ project, assistant minister tells conference
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Australia to change student visa processing rules again
Government ‘will not back off’ from managing size and shape of onshore international enrolments, assistant minister warns
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Multiple possibilities now the norm for student globetrotters
Most prospective students have at least three countries in the frame, survey finds
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Committees and IT departments have captured the university
Teaching missions would be easier to fulfil if academics did not have to seek so many permissions to do their jobs, says Akhil Bhardwaj
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Large employers hire more apprentices as graduate jobs cut back
Number of applications for every role reaches highest level in two decades, according to annual survey
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Radenka Maric: foreign academics won’t give up on American dream
Bosnian-born president of University of Connecticut says her unusual academic career shows how US promotes outsiders like no other country
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Shorter UK graduate visa to be introduced in January 2027
Six-month cut in amount of time people can stay post-study has been fiercely opposed by universities
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Ellison invests a further £890 million in Oxford science campus
Tech tycoon agrees to fund big expansion of site now being overseen by former University of Michigan president Santa Ono
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UK university spin-outs raise record £3.4 billion in investments
Success of two health spin-outs from UCL and Cambridge helps drive value of deals higher in 2024
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Half of new student accommodation built in just three UK cities
Developers focus on ‘premium locations’ as pockets of underoccupancy emerge elsewhere
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New Zealand creates single research funder to ‘simplify’ system
Universities cautiously welcome changes intended to cut down on bureaucracy, but are wary of narrowing focus
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Faith in universities ‘at new low’ as graduate jobs dry up
Challenging economic conditions may have led to bump in student recruitment numbers this year but experts fear long-term damage after institutions pegged futures to employability agenda
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HE research ‘rarely informs administrators’ decisions’
Knowledge transfer should include the university itself, says thinktank after identifying disconnect between managers and those who study them
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Brexit ‘being ignored’ as cause of UK universities’ problems
Loss of EU students made recruitment more commercial and universities more insular, argues new book