Free Speech Union legal pressure forces Essex harassment changes
Case spotlights FSU’s influence and prospect of its mounting bigger legal actions against universities once free speech bill becomes law
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Tenure threatened in US more by universities than politicians
While lawmakers get attention for criticising tenure and working to weaken it, campus hiring practices seen doing more damage
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New Zealand confident of international enrolment’s Covid recovery
Nation adds new work restrictions for overseas students and avoids any new recovery aid, as education minister sees extended lockdown raising value of its campuses
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Talking leadership 29: Christopher Eisgruber on free speech and widening access
The Princeton University president discusses the oversimplification of the free speech debate and his personal journey of discovery kicked off by his son’s school project
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Auditors gave Buckingham ‘uncertain’ verdict on 2019 finances
Private university recorded £17 million deficit in 2019 and a potential £119,000 fine for late filing of accounts, as Crewe campus left problems
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Medical schools beyond the ‘elite’: shaking up and levelling up
Modern universities’ medical schools seen as key for access, NHS and levelling up neglected regions in England, with calls for expansion to go further
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University processes must change, say Natasha Abrahart’s parents
Helping students is not just about securing more counsellors and money for mental health support, according to bereaved family
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Academics warn against historical revisionism in Philippines
Universities ‘must protect’ students’ right to protest, says student union leader
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Declining self-determination is eroding academic motivation
Few academics abused the autonomy they used to have – and fewer still complained about their salary, says Adrian Furnham
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Boosting African doctoral capacity needs national partnerships
Meeting the continent’s need for more doctoral graduates is hampered by a lack of resources and qualified supervisors, says Teklu Abate Bekele
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Record Australian margins ‘prove need for government attention’
Unless Canberra provides stable funding, universities are doomed to boom-bust cycles, unionist warns
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Anger over quarantine fees for Shanghai students heading home
Cost of seven-day hotel quarantine equivalent to a whole term’s tuition fee to some students
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Degree courses at further education colleges will drive UK levelling up
By helping colleges deliver degrees, the OU will be fulfilling its founding mission, say Nadhim Zahawi, Tim Blackman and David Hughes
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UK astronomers fear bit-part role in European space mission
Cambridge scientist who forfeited EU research funding says industry will suffer badly from loss of influence
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Australian university extends its embrace of flood-ravaged town
‘We are a designated evacuation centre. Bit by bit, we started coming to longer-term arrangements’