Ten years to prepare for demographic cliff edge, China warned
High-ranking party official suggests campuses outside the elite will have to downsize as university-age population contracts
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The rise of AI doesn’t mean we should forget about memorisation
Graduates who can’t think critically without electronic assistance will be at a distinct disadvantage in the workplace, says Loïc Plé
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Anger as South Africa’s landmark black university picks white v-c
Scholar claims selection process that led to appointment of Robert Balfour was slanted against internal candidate Vivienne Lawack
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Ignoring the UK’s China reliance is a recipe for disaster
The government should help universities diversify their source countries as it works towards a fix for domestic student funding, says Connor Horsfall
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Teqsa: Peter Coaldrake steps down as Australian regulator chief
Universities Accord will not lead to rethink of universities’ research requirements, departing Teqsa boss predicts
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Second-chance society: how Singapore rethought academic success
End of prime minister’s two-decade term brings reflection on sector’s rapid development but also its enduring challenges
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Visa changes ‘threaten Australia’s nursing student supply’
Filipino students look elsewhere as Australia downgrades risk rating
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Graduate premium in UK regions ‘hasn’t fallen’, counters study
Rejecting Ed Balls-authored study, new analysis says graduate premium outside London has held up despite soaring student numbers
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‘State-directed’ public history of Troubles ‘lacks credibility’
Historians to be granted full access to state archives, but critics question relationship to controversial Legacy Act
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Policing AI use by counting ‘telltale’ words is flawed and damaging
Making people paranoid about employing familiar and useful words is not the way to encourage responsible AI use, say Lilian Schofield and Xue Zhou
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Biden breaks silence to condemn US campus ‘chaos’
President says ‘order must prevail’ after police clear UCLA encampment
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No degree and little hope for protesting students behind bars
Student leaders protesting their university’s failure to accredit their degrees find themselves in Papua New Guinea jail, after ‘opportunist’ torches vehicles
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How best should US universities respond to campus protests?
Tough decade-old experience with police violence taught California universities the value of restraint, though divisive politics may already be straining its ability to keep its ideals
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Danish university admission cuts ‘endanger student mental health’
Government-mandated cuts to undergraduate admissions will ‘escalate competition’ for places, sector leaders warn
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Third of UK students say they might drop out due to money worries
Apparent turnaround in nation’s finances has done little to alleviate financial pressure on students, according to new poll