US universities under local pressure over tax exemptions
While all US states exempt non-profit organisations, communities under financial stress renew push for campuses to contribute voluntarily
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Talking leadership 17: Tony Chan on working in Saudi Arabia
The KAUST president discusses the treatment of women and academic freedom
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There is no escape from Reviewer 2
Inducing shame and humiliation is not a blood sport. It is the very life blood of the academic profession, says Michael Marinetto
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US budget sends $3 billion to higher education
Annual measure offers significant aid increases for low-income and minority students, more modest gains for research spending
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California lawmakers override court to protect Berkeley enrolment
Flagship campus resumes full autumn admissions plans after legislature exempts it from environmental ruling, but promises fixes to housing crisis
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Community comes first for ߣߣÊÓƵn flood zone university
Police, politicians, doctors, cleaners and school students share Southern Cross campus as an emergency base
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UKRI suspends funding for Russia-linked projects
Research-intensive universities step up Russia boycott measures as UK Research and Innovation turns off funding over Ukraine invasion
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Innovation & Impact Summit to consider universities’ input for a successful innovation ecosystem
In partnership with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, THE’s hybrid summit will explore the components of a positive innovation climate that delivers on impact ahead of the release of the Impact...
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Striking staff defiant as v-cs close ranks on pay and pensions
Union leaders insist support for further strikes is strong but new pressures may harden university leaders’ resolve, experts warn
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Russia links scrutiny adds to donations pressure on UK campuses
Crisis spotlights Russia-linked donations in UK after MP starts plan to force transparency on universities’ foreign funding
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‘No future for us left in Russia,’ say fleeing academics
Just weeks into Russia’s war on Ukraine, academics are leaving the country, in what could be the beginning of a new brain drain
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Is anonymity or transparency the best solution to bias in peer review?
Trials suggest that far from being mutually exclusive, both can play an important role, says Kim Eggleton
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UNSW ruling sparks debate on publishing course evaluation data
Data useful ‘if considered in context’, ߣߣÊÓƵn university says, but union insists its publication is ‘dangerous’
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Second year a ‘hidden point of attrition’
ߣߣÊÓƵn study probes the difficulties facing latter-year students – and the ‘balancing act’ required of their lecturers
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Modern universities should be the engines of levelling up
Any attempt to address regional inequalities must recognise the role of post-92 universities as anchor institutions, says Ian Campbell