Graduations at risk as UK marking boycott planned from 23 May
Academics at 44Â institutions to refuse to mark work or set exams in midst of busy summer assessment period, in ongoing row over pay and pensions
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Iran threatens academic’s execution ‘to thwart war crimes trial’
Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali is given execution date on the day ‘historic’ trial ends
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Overseas students trickle into New Zealand before border reopens
Special intake should be at least doubled, vice-chancellor says
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Devi Sridhar: pandemic vitriol ‘has taken its toll’
Academic who has become a lightning rod for criticism over her pandemic advice reflects on two years in the eye of the Covid storm
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New threat to Melbourne’s ߣߣÊÓƵ India Institute
Rival centre’s establishment highlights the problems for thinktanks in universities
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US military failing to shift funding to minority universities
Pentagon fell short on promises to help HBCUs compete for research grants, though institutions see new motivation from foreign tensions
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Mid-career female researchers ‘need bespoke research grants’
UK professional bodies for mathematicians call for specialist funding to help female senior lecturers whose research careers are blown off course
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The skills fetish is fragmenting education and careers
Thinking in terms of disembodied abilities undermines again well-rounded learning and secure employment, says Gavin Moodie
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Minimum entry bar would ‘undermine British values on aspiration’
Government plan would also mean alternative non-degree qualifications being downgraded in eyes of employers, MillionPlus warns
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Ouriginal chief defends Turnitin takeover against monopoly jibes
Merger of two of the biggest plagiarism checkers will help combat more sophisticated forms of cheating, Andreas Ohlson says
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Are corporate interests taking over US higher education?
Just as campaigns to promote societal benefit show strength, activists admit setbacks in wider battleground for basic academic freedom
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European universities fear funding cuts as defence spending hiked
Dutch universities among those fearing multibillion-euro redistribution
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Black historian claims Bristol used her as ‘human shield’
Olivette Otele criticises employer’s reliance on her research, saying overwork and back-stabbing led her to burnout
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Funding shortfall on each UK undergraduate ‘will double to £4K’
Average deficit incurred by English universities for teaching a UK student will more than double to about £4,000 in 2024-25, Russell Group warns
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The rising cost of UK higher education risks pricing out the disadvantaged
Progress on widening participation may go into reverse if mounting scepticism about university’s value isn’t addressed, says Zahir Irani