New bodies mooted as leadership appointments come under spotlight
Senator warns universities have ‘few levers’ to pull when things go badly – citing ‘havoc’ at the Australian National University under former vice-chancellor
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Google Scholar’s citation errors skew h-index leaderboards
Thousands of mistakenly awarded citations left uncorrected highlight the perils of leaving profile curation to academics, say critics
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Elwen Evans: ex-lawyer on turning around Wales’ oldest university
Facing a £12 million deficit and a beloved but underutilised rural campus, former barrister who led murder cases says she took lessons from legal career when attempting to modernise an institution...
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England’s free speech rules need a complaints scheme
The UK government must commit to a prompt timetable for implementing the promised mechanism for flagging breaches, says Abhishek Saha
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UK set to rejoin EU’s Erasmus+ student exchange scheme
Westminster government reportedly agrees reassociation to Europe’s flagship student exchange programme five years after departing under Brexit
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Coventry ‘on path to recovery’ despite £59 million deficit
Newcastle and Bradford also in the red as UK universities continue to publish their annual accounts
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Search data shows interest in studying in Western Europe surging
Spain, Italy, Germany and France rivalling traditional destinations such as Australia and Canada as recruitment patterns shift
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Exam board fined over issues with online English language tests
More than 9,000 results revoked after Pearson found students had been getting others to pass tests for them
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Course on K-pop star ‘signals rise of serious academic subject’
The University of Southern California launches module dedicated entirely to Korean musician G-Dragon as academics report rising interest in non-Western cultures among students
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Brexit led UK scholars to seek funding from China, study finds
Collaboration between British and Chinese scholars has increased over the past decade in the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union
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Vice-chancellor bonuses growing despite sector funding crisis
Universities defend decision to award some vice-chancellors larger bonuses than last year, with one private institution giving boss over £100K