V-cs tread tightrope with students and ministers as strikes loom
Walkouts expected as government decides on English reforms in wake of Covid disruption
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Canadians protest as on-campus voting axed for snap election
Despite chronically low youth turnout, federal agency sees bigger pandemic need to aid elderly with ballots
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Sweden risks brain drain with ‘crazy’ post-PhD residency rules
New requirements to ensure migrants are financially self-sufficient will ‘weaken’ Sweden’s universities and high-tech industries, critics warn
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Scientists should dare to draw out their work’s policy implications
Covid’s creation of an environment in which lessons can be debated will improve public understanding, say Deenan Pillay and David King
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UK’s first greenfield university in a generation opens
NMITE director Elena Rodriguez-Falcon says engineering institution has delivered on founding vision despite discarding more radical proposals
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India’s bet on liberal arts will fail without more investment
Amid languishing quality, introducing what could be a more expensive curriculum to deliver may not boost employability, says Pushkar
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‘Old farts’ get no favours from research’s new epsilon index
Researcher rating tool ‘corrects for most biases’ and allows comparisons across disciplines
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Universities must keep flying the flag for internationalisation
Australia and New Zealand’s isolation continues, but global collaboration is ever more crucial, says Dawn Freshwater
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Harvard to divest from fossil fuels after decade of protests
Ivy League standard-bearer cites climate wreckage in cutting oil industry from its $42 billion (£30 billion) endowment
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China spying case ends as US judge acquits Anming Hu
Former Tennessee researcher wins first court trial of Trump-era crackdown, while Biden stance remains unclear
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Australian regulator signals doubts about Turnitin-Ouriginal deal
Buyout could remove ‘particularly innovative competitor’, watchdog warns
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Tell families if students are at risk of suicide – new guidance
Forthcoming UUK statement says it is ‘good practice’ to involve relatives but that decisions ‘must be based on appropriate clinical judgement’
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Student who hacked university and sold exam answers jailed
Hayder Aljayyash made £20,000 from fraud, court hears
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Wealth gap widening as US elite report record enrolments
Disadvantaged students struggle as private institutions offer discounts and community colleges hope for rebound
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Fears for future of pan-Pacific university
Observers worry that treasured institution could fracture, just like the region’s political partnership