African students on wrong side of China’s ‘two-track’ system
Tens of thousands enrol because of low tuition fees and scholarships, but some face discrimination on arrival
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: the woman who defied the experts
Play celebrates the turbulent career of a pioneering female astronomer
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New Colombo Plan changes ‘will reverse equity gains’
Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn
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India needs to slash the number of universities and colleges
Boosting access to higher education is important, but closures and mergers will create better institutions for students to attend, says Manigandan Ganesan
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UK universities ‘central’ to Labour government’s plans, says Kyle
Financial challenges facing institutions mirror those plaguing Treasury, asserts PhD-bearing science secretary, who jokes he ‘wouldn’t wish a doctorate on my own worst enemy’
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Don’t get complacent on international students, Ivison warns UK
Proposed Australian caps show how quickly policy environment can change, says new Manchester v-c, who has just made the switch from Down Under
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Number of UK-based ERC early-career grant winners rebounds
Improved fortunes of UK-based researchers follows return to Horizon Europe, but grantee numbers are still much below pre-Brexit levels
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Universities need £12,500 fees just to break even, says v-c
Former universities minister agrees with King’s principal that ‘now is the moment’ for fee increase
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THE Awards 2024: shortlist announced
More than 70 institutions shortlisted in record-breaking 20th anniversary for coveted sector awards
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‘Anti-woke’ University of Austin welcomes first student cohort
New institution founded by conservative figures as an alternative to ‘censoriousness’ of established universities
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Ex-Labor leader Bill Shorten named as Canberra vice-chancellor
Serving minister and former prime ministerial aspirant to lead capital city university
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Who wins and who loses if Australia goes ahead with overseas cap?
Regional institutions hope to benefit as they are handed quotas higher than current numbers at expense of rich Group of Eight universities. But will effect of the policy merely put students off...
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Athena Swan’s ‘all-embracing’ equality vision may not serve women
Next year’s review must consider why the equality charter now views ‘gender as a spectrum’, in addition to questions of cost and effectiveness, says Lucy Hunter Blackburn
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Data collection now open for Japan University Rankings
Next edition of biennial table will be published in spring 2025
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New Zealand strike threats over ‘slow’ bargaining
Pay negotiations ‘proceeding well’, administrators insist, amid argy-bargy on both sides of the Tasman