Bavaria’s ‘experiment’ with non-EU tuition fees runs into difficulties
Complexity of implementing new rules means ‘a lot of effort for little gain’ as most universities opt for status quo
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England needs meaningful modularity
The push for lifelong learning should revive the ‘I can’t decide which of these exciting subjects to study next’ model of learning, says Andy Grayson
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Vision to create ‘Bologna Process’ for Asean countries moves closer
Ambitious scheme would see higher education institutions across 10 countries agree common framework, with a helping hand from Europe
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QAA’s departure leaves English sector ‘lacking expertise’ at crucial time
Internationally renowned experts relinquish quality role just as English regulator steps up interventionsÂ
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Trigger transition funds or ‘face brain drain’, says UK’s Plan B architect
Whitehall advisor who devised alternative Horizon programme says stablisation funds should be released immediately while talks over UK membership continue
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Antipodean pay talks stall amid generation-high inflation
Universities face tough decisions as staff argue for wage rises to keep up with cost of living and budgets become increasingly stretched
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Indigenous models of liberal arts should beware of ethnic chauvinism
As the Indian and the US examples both show, openness and flexibility is easily limited by parochialism and provincialism, says Saikat Majumdar
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Hakim Adi: Millions of black Britons ‘written out of history’
Britain’s first history professor of African heritage discusses Colston, the ‘myth’ of Windrush and surviving in academia without support
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UK REF environment statements at unit level ‘should be scrapped’
Narratives describing research in departments should be replaced by institution-level document, recommends funder-backed study
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National Student Survey changes: satisfaction out, free speech in
Overall satisfaction question to go in shake-up of influential poll, regulator confirms
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Reform ‘wasteful’ research grant process, says UK bureaucracy review
More innovative screening of grant applications that avoid full peer review could remove red tape burden on researchers, says Adam Tickell
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Participation gap remains for poorer pupils, despite steady improvement
New figures show record-breaking levels of progression to higher education for pupils on free school meals
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New ߣߣÊÓƵn workforce agency to target graduate shortage areas
Universities’ pleas to train more professionals may now gain traction as Labor government creates new jobs and skills body
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US Supreme Court Justice quits teaching role after protests
Judicial leader of campaign to end abortion rights abandons constitutional law seminar at George Washington University
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Record numbers have their say in university reputation survey
The annual survey, out in November, will be the biggest yetÂ