New Zealand university funding shortfall set to widen
Institutions face tough choices, as Tertiary Education Commission warns of ‘challenging fiscal environment’
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‘Stop worshipping sandstone’: university ads take aim at ‘elitism’
Canberra v-c insists he is not picking a fight with new campaign that pokes fun at more illustrious institutions
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AI marking trial ‘not looking to replace humans’
Pilot study that has seen UK institutions test software that can give students grades and feedback ‘confirming importance of educators in the process’, say organisers
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Drug recovery is now US national policy. Campuses need to step up
Without big improvements, universities will fail to play their part in a long overdue effort to embed support in everyday institutions, says Noel Vest
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London South Bank to create ‘two track’ academic workforce
Staff to be divided into teaching and research roles, with new starters hired via subsidiary firm
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Sheffield staff back more strikes over compulsory redundancy risk
Sheffield Hallam union members ballot on following suit and London Met walkout dates confirmed as sector financial crisis drives cuts
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UCU urges ministers to protect Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Union claims sector pensions are ‘under attack’ from ‘aggressive’ lobbying as disputes continue at post-92 institutions
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Welsh university deficits to shrink by 2028 following job cuts
Ongoing restructures expected to ease long-term pressures on institutions after sector records collective £79 million deficit
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Home Office visa abuse claims ‘misleading’, says Russell Group
No evidence of ‘systemic malpractice’ implied by ministers when implementing new ‘visa brake’, according to research-intensive group
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South Korean degrees only for international students ‘divisive’
New programmes in K-pop and tech signal shift in recruitment strategy, but academics raise concerns over segregation and long-term sustainability
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Target widening participation efforts at under-16s, report urges
Universities told to engage potential students before they write off higher education as ‘not for them’
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Elite universities face ‘balancing act’ over local students
Leading institutions see drop in proportion of students from surrounding area despite renewed access drives
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OfS to publish ‘expectations’ amid foreign interference fears
Regulator steps in to outline free speech and academic freedom obligations for English universities that work with states overseas
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Do we really need to worry about hyper-prolific authors?
Concerns abound that authors who publish on a weekly basis are cutting corners, corrupting authorship norms and overburdening the peer review system – with AI likely to make matters worse. But if...
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Copyright maximalism will stifle a research-intensive digital economy
The issues concerning AI and copyright are far more complicated than the ‘Big Music v Big Tech’ paradigm presented in the media, says Benjamin White