Coronavirus pandemic spawns a poachers’ picnic Down Under
No longer able to recruit from overseas, some colleges pay ‘extortionate’ commissions to recruit from their competitors
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Universities enlisted to help theatres and museums bounce back
A new research project will draw on academic expertise to ‘reset and reimagine’ cultural life in the UK
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Call for regional scientific advisers to boost local engagement
Local advisers may be outcome of new UCL-led project to improve academic-policy ties in England
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Universities must collaborate to better inform public policy
Covid-19 has underlined the need for more coordinated and comprehensive engagement with policymakers, say David Price, Sarah Chaytor and Andrew Wathey
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Free university tuition for EU students in Scotland to end
New recruits from bloc will pay same fees as other international learners from September 2021 onwards
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THE Impact Rankings 2020: universities play key role in pandemic recovery
Universities' impact on local communities is vital to strengthen society, writes Ellie Bothwell
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UK universities’ international fee income could halve, v-c warns
Aston head Alec Cameron says 50 per cent fall in overseas enrolment revenue is ‘not pessimistic’
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Higher education playing at fast-forward
The pandemic is accelerating debates about fundamental issues that universities cannot brush aside if they are to keep politicians and the public on their side
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Tories ‘tear up’ English target for half of young to enter HE
Education secretary signals rebalancing towards further education in England after shift in nature of Tory electoral support
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THE Impact Rankings 2020 – digital edition
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are our guide for these rankings, and this year we have expanded our analysis to include all 17 SDGs
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Pandemic! Covid-19 Shakes the World, by Slavoj Žižek
David Gunkel enjoys a stimulating polemic about why we need to reflect on what ‘getting back to normal’ means in the wake of the coronavirus crisis
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Australia shelves plan to fly in international students
Trial flights of overseas students taken off the table, as safe haven visas for Hong Kong students herald more tension with China
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Interview with Hannah Mumby
The elephant expert discusses why her research subjects aren’t as different to humans as we might think
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Justin Champion, 1960-2020
Tributes paid to a scholar ‘ahead of his time’ in showing how history can ‘mobilise, empower and engage a wider public’