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17 July

Anglia Ruskin blames error as London campus gifts £50K to Tories

17 July

Given a choice, students pick a harder assignment

By Patrick Jack

17 July

I stopped taking student attendance personally and haven’t looked back

I concentrate on the joy I get from working with the students who do show up, rather than feeling slighted by those who don’t, says Anna Meier

By Anna Meier

17 July

A woman stands on a lower pile of coins than a man, symbolising the gender wage gap

Not everyone benefits economically from UK HE. And this matters

16 July

Coventry among India branch campus contenders

16 July

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The zone of proximal development in four stages

By Arunima K V

Given a choice, students pick a harder assignment

By Patrick Jack

17 July

Kansas chemist gets final acquittal in China ties case

By Paul Basken

16 July

Florida A&M president resigns after fundraising row

By Paul Basken

15 July

US universities fear ‘ghosting’ by international students

By Paul Basken

15 July

Mindfulness course ‘reduced student exam stress’

17 July

King’s Speech confirms skills focus of new Labour government

17 July

Case for fees ‘uptick’ but not without reform, says Mandelson

17 July

‘Intangible’ benefits of university research ‘must be cherished’

By Jack Grove

17 July

Bangladesh shuts universities after protest deaths on campuses

17 July

Indian police investigate ‘fake degrees’ of government employees

17 July

Universities seek to overcome Chinese open access resistance

17 July

Ombudsman raps Taiwanese university on sexual harassment response

16 July

Onshore study squeeze ‘undermines branch campus ambitions’

By John Ross

17 July

With fewer overseas students, Australia must fully fund research

By John Carroll

15 July

New Adelaide University bids to entice international students

15 July

We need support as threats worsen, says scholar who sued Auckland

15 July

News

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

17 July

Anglia Ruskin blames error as London campus gifts £50K to Tories

University says donation was meant to have been made personally by Ravi Gill, owner of the operating company

17 July

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

By Patrick Jack

17 July

Bangladesh shuts universities after protest deaths on campuses

17 July

Alarm over ‘staggering’ leadership pay at UK private providers

By Jack Grove

17 July

Mindfulness course ‘reduced student exam stress’

17 July

King’s Speech confirms skills focus of new Labour government

17 July

Onshore study squeeze ‘undermines branch campus ambitions’

By John Ross

17 July

Universities seek to overcome Chinese open access resistance

17 July

‘Intangible’ benefits of university research ‘must be cherished’

By Jack Grove

17 July

Indian police investigate ‘fake degrees’ of government employees

17 July

Coventry among India branch campus contenders

16 July

Nancy Rothwell: ‘In the end they stopped offering me pay rises’

Departing Manchester vice-chancellor discusses sector finances, pay gaps and letting go after 14 years

11 July

Has the UK’s transnational education money-spinner spun out of control?

Teaching UK degrees abroad promised adventure, sunshine and a regular pay cheque. But navigating an environment in which many students couldn’t speak English, senior academics acted like dukes and oversight from the UK was patchy at best left Anthony Killick disillusioned

Students from UCL hold up hands painted red during a pro-Palestinian rally, 2024

Should universities ever take stances on political issues?

Campuses around the world have been rocked by protests calling for financial divestment from companies linked to Israel. But while boycotts have a long history in academia, some believe that universities themselves would be better advised to keep out of politics entirely. Patrick Jack reports

Opinion

By Anna Meier

I stopped taking student attendance personally and haven’t looked back

I concentrate on the joy I get from working with the students who do show up, rather than feeling slighted by those who don’t, says Anna Meier

17 July

Not everyone benefits economically from UK HE. And this matters

Persistent earning gaps by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic background are unfair to individuals and a drag on the economy, says Omar Khan

With fewer overseas students, Australia must fully fund research

The government must recognise that lower international revenues will make research costs unsustainable, says John Carroll

As a former science minister, I see Patrick Vallance as a great appointee

By David Willetts

15 July

Labour’s mostly state-educated Cabinet must push fair HE access

By Jon Datta

12 July

Research assistants are vital – so why is their funding so precarious?

By Bre-Anne Fifield

11 July

Civic universities should offer places to all locals who make the grade

By Tim Leunig

10 July

World policy

With fewer overseas students, Australia must fully fund research

The government must recognise that lower international revenues will make research costs unsustainable, says John Carroll

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How to run a medical undergraduate course with no money

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