LA universities see long road to recovery after wildfires
Institutions themselves may have escaped major damage but hundreds of staff and students have been displaced in most destructive fires in Californian history
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Should universities cash in on cryptocurrency donations?
Encouraging donations in cryptocurrency can open a new pool of donors, but some institutions are hesitant amid concerns about volatility and regulatory environment
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Global South professorial promotions ‘rely too much on metrics’
Analysis of progression criteria warns ‘obsession with frequently ill-suited metrics’ only serves to ‘reinforce regional inequalities’
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Grants awarded by lottery popular with minority, junior scholars
Unexpected upsides of ‘randomised’ funding include greater acceptance among rejected applicants, says British Academy head
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Queen’s University Belfast India campus approved by regulators
Russell Group member’s Gift City outpost plans at ‘advanced stage’
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South Korea’s falling currency could hit US universities
South Korea is among the US’ top three contributors of international students. Falling purchasing power threatens that position, says Kyuseok Kim
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Newcastle set to axe around 300 jobs in £20 million staffing cuts
Russell Group institution warns that it cannot rule out compulsory redundancies after worse-than-expected student recruitment
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Nottingham Trent v-c Edward Peck to step down this summer
Member of Augar panel on university funding and student mental health champion has been familiar figure in UK policy debates
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Swinney wants Scotland-only two-year graduate visa extension
First minister wants UK government to allow country to grant additional post-study work rights to international students
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Higher learning ‘has little influence’ on confidence in science
Right-wing trust deficit is pronounced in western Europe and North America but not Australasia, international survey finds
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World University Rankings by Subject 2025: table information
The definitions behind the key statistics on the subject rankings tablesÂ
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Can India’s elite privates meet the demand for high-quality education?
A handful of glistening new universities have been established in recent years by Indian industrialists and entrepreneurs. But are they sufficiently numerous, free and well funded to make a real...
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Opt-in intervention saves thousands for no-show students
Universities must take a firmer hand with ‘zero-fail’ students, ߣߣÊÓƵn study finds, amid policies to boost underprivileged participation
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Russell Group outstrips rest in growing politics provision
Members of elite grouping saw numbers enrolled on courses increase by more than 300 while others experienced declines
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World University Rankings by Subject 2025: results announced
Despite Asia’s success elsewhere, its leading universities are still struggling to compete globally in arts and humanities. Patrick Jack asks whether that needs to change for them to be considered...