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Cambridge pro vice-chancellor to lead BBSRC
Geneticist Anne Ferguson-Smith is the third new female leader of a UK research council named in recent weeks
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Leading universities back Switzerland rejoining Horizon Europe
Groups representing 61 research-intensive universities across Germany, France, the UK and Switzerland say that stronger research partnerships strengthen the whole of Europe
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Indian exemption blunts ߣߣÊÓƵn work rights revocation
Canberra’s attempt to reduce backlog of ‘permanently temporary’ graduates hamstrung by trade agreement
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Universities ߣߣÊÓƵ appoints Luke Sheehy as chief executive
Former political staffer and representative group head to take the helm at umbrella body
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Study abroad: US students all but absent from China
While Americans return to institutions worldwide, Biden administration talks of post-Covid academic reset with political rival but largely prevents it
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Macron sets ambitious timeline to transform French research
President wants to turn national research institutes into ‘programme agencies’ and give universities more autonomy, but experts question how effectively the plans can be implemented
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One-dimensional career advice ‘morally unfair’
‘Fantasy rhetoric’ that university leads to the ‘good life’ leaves students feeling ‘betrayed’, ߣߣÊÓƵn study finds
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UK universities must do far more to develop skills for an AI-first world
Financial strain shrinks risk appetite, but Kingston is teaching and assessing the skills employers crave as a core part of every subject, says Steven Spier
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Goldsmiths told to improve student experience in new TEF results
Five more institutions achieve gold awards after OfS resolves challenges to original ratings
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The 10 most popular THE rankings stories of 2023
A look at the most-read THE university rankings articles from the past 12 months
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Free speech ‘deteriorating’ as sector waits for OfS interventions
New complaints scheme may help ensure more open debates on campuses in time but Gaza crisis necessitates action now, say campaigners
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REF 2029: loose Hesa rules ‘risk return of game-playing’
Year-long delay to the next Research Excellence Framework must be used to correct fundamental flaws of proposed exercise, say sector experts
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Rising Chinese student preference for creative arts ‘can help UK’
Seven in 10 Chinese students more likely to stay in the UK because of the graduate visa route, Ucas report adds
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Students are ‘learning’ about Israel-Hamas from TikTok. We must step up
Gen Z students need immediate, practical courses in how to distinguish fact from opinion and assess online sources’ credibility, says Eli Gottlieb