Universities must be forced to compete with alternative models
If universities were mainstream businesses they would be in the category of bloated, oligopolistic conglomerates, says Timothy Devinney
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Reorganising universities would only make them worse
It is doubtful that a management consulting firm could avoid throwing the baby out with the bathwater, says Grahame R. Dowling
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Why we are rewarding support for refugees in our Impact Rankings
We hope small language changes will make a big difference to displaced communities, says Duncan Ross
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Cash shortfall for basic research ‘jeopardises budget ambitions’
Australia’s big talk on science aspirations overlooks the skills needed to make it all happen, critics say
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Biden pushes Congress on college aid in budget plan
In fiscal 2023 budget plan, president seeks to bolster student and research grants, but without specific eye on community colleges and immigrant children
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University assessment chaos feared as external examiners quit
Hundreds of academics refuse to take part in system as part of ongoing industrial action, prompting institutions to draw up contingency plans
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Covid exodus failed to stem sexual abuse on Australian campuses
Campuses almost devoid of people nevertheless remained hotbeds of sexual harassment and assault
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International help ‘must not kill Ukrainian system with kindness’
As Ukrainian universities resume online teaching, experts say longer-term solutions must avoid brain drain and look to post-war recovery
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Post-study work competition could shift US policy, says IIE head
Allan Goodman tells THE that need to keep pace with other nations could push issue up political agenda
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India’s rush to digital learning is too much, too soon
Unreliable internet connections and underdeveloped pedagogies will blunt the potential impact of online options, says Mukhtar Ahmad
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Talking leadership 19: Alain Fuchs on managing a merger
The PSL president discusses bringing staff on board and not over-centralising services
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Gove: levelling up could mean new universities for UK regions
Cabinet minister says he would like to see new institutions in places like Doncaster, Wigan and Grimsby
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Funding reforms ‘another blow’ to engineering education
Canberra’s policy changes helped turn its big-ticket infrastructure schemes into pipe dreams, university-industry report argues
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English free speech bill stalls but ministers ‘remain committed’
Clash of views on whether controversial legislation’s support is dwindling and whether it will be carried over to next session of Parliament
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US bets big on entrepreneurial science
With new divisions at NIH and NSF, federal government making long-promised structural changes to get universities and their scientists beyond their silos