‘Death trap’ student hostels in spotlight after deadly collapse
Toppling of a building in Delhi intensifies discussions around university infrastructure and student safety
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Reform UK voters feel scientists are not ‘on their side’
New survey finds high public trust in science, but warns political polarisation could erode confidence
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Xenophobia row as South African university ‘cancels’ seminar
King’s College London vice-president says she was told event was called off over ‘institutional concerns about the participation of international academics’, but institution puts it down to scheduling
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Are device-free classrooms the way forward?
US universities embrace laptop and phone bans, but professor suggests policies may be more about political positioning than pedagogy
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New campuses are not the answer to Indonesia’s quality problem
Empowering existing centres of academic excellence is the best way to make the country’s higher education world class, says Theddeus O.H. Prasetyono
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Argentinian universities on strike as Milei dodges funding law
Teaching union leading day-long industrial action as disagreement rumbles on over blocked funding for higher education
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Cumbria accused of ‘fire and rehire’ threat in pensions row
Staff offered £8,000 to give up Local Government Pension Scheme membership, but those who do not agree could have their contracts terminated, union says
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Aria chief executive defends US investment partnerships
Kathleen Fisher says keeping science firms in the UK is ‘not only Aria’s responsibility’, following Lords pressure
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Update poverty data and widen student discounts, say universities
Proposal reflects trade-off between making benefits reasonably accessible and spreading them too thin
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Closures ‘led to divorce, homelessness and visa revocation’
Students continue to suffer long after their degree providers or courses suddenly disappear, says report by England’s student complaints handler
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UK universities’ civic role ‘held back by stop-start funding’
Institutions will be unable to play full role in advancing local economic growth without more stable support, report says