Student loan forgiveness ‘won’t fix main problem’ as debt swells
While main parties battle over debt-wipe proposal in Australian election, critic says scale of fees is the real issue
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Universities push for European lifelong learning initiative
Flagship programme and dedicated skills funding could help Europe meet labour needs, EUA says
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Alarm over EU plan to use Horizon funding for defence
Concerns framework programme’s budget could be redirected to back projects with military uses ‘threatens to undermine its core purpose’, say leading research universities
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US-China tensions bring ‘opportunities’ for Asian universities
Tariff war between superpowers may lead to more Chinese students choosing universities closer to home, but international collaboration must be protected, say university leaders
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‘Inflated’ crisis spurs another 800 job cuts Down Under
Vice-chancellors say they have ‘no choice’ about downsizing, but unions question the need as 2024 accounts reveal recovery trend
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European governments back universities’ US recruitment drive
French institution reports 300 applications as state funding bolsters efforts to ‘offer refuge’ to those fleeing Trump funding cuts
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Employers should ‘match graduate loan repayments’ to invest in HE
Businesses reliant on highly skilled workers urged to ‘stop taking a back seat’ as UK universities suffer financially
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AI summary ‘trashed author’s work’ and took weeks to be corrected
Study findings misrepresented in experimental Q&A published with paper, amid concerns efforts to save researchers time are fuelling mistakes
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Earth science is critical to national resilience – so why is it being gutted?
Australia must fund its universities in ways that reflect their mission – not just their margins, say Rhodri Davies and Dorrit Jacob
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Does the US really need a Department of Education?
Donald Trump’s attempt to end federal involvement in education may be the repayment of a political debt, but the department’s creation was also political and, arguably, sits uneasily with the...
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