Labour told to use key appointments to reset sector relationships
Search for new leaders at OfS and UKRI offers chance for new government to break from the past in its approach to universities and research
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The week in higher education – 18 July 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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New Ucas application questions out, as applications fall further
Applications now down 1.6 per cent year-on-year, with bigger drop among international applicants
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Are better days ahead for New Zealand’s storm-lashed universities?
Years of tight funding settlements, exacerbated by high inflation and recent research cuts, have left New Zealand’s higher education and research sectors in a parlous state. Will the comprehensive...
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Academic success should not depend on cultivating strategic incompetence
Those who take on vital academic housekeeping should be acknowledged as champions of good practice and rewarded accordingly, says Eleanor Baker
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18 July 2024 digital edition
End of their tether: Will New Zealand’s universities see their fortunes rebound?
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Given a choice, students pick a harder assignment
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University find that giving students more control increases the time they spend studying and improves their performance in tasks
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Mindfulness course ‘reduced student exam stress’
Cambridge study finds long-lasting benefits to mindfulness sessions, but these did not extend to improved academic performance
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Bangladesh shuts universities after protest deaths on campuses
Prime minister promises to investigate ‘murders’ after student protests against government hiring practices turn deadly
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King’s Speech confirms skills focus of new Labour government
Ministers to create new skills body for England and expand apprenticeship levy
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Case for fees ‘uptick’ but not without reform, says Mandelson
English universities can expect ‘new chapter’ after facing ‘destructive behaviour’ under previous government, former Labour business minister says
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Indian police investigate ‘fake degrees’ of government employees
Government employees with qualifications from a private college in Rajasthan face scrutiny after allegations of fake degree ploy emerge
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‘Intangible’ benefits of university research ‘must be cherished’
Extra financial assistance would support wider unseen benefits of university-led research, says science advocacy group
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Onshore study squeeze ‘undermines branch campus ambitions’
While Australia says it wants universities ‘going to the world’, its policies are making it harder
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Universities seek to overcome Chinese open access resistance
‘There’s an assumption that if you pay for something, it is going to be better quality than if it’s free,’ says librarian involved in Hong Kong collaboration