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Cap student growth to curb ‘risky behaviour’, ministers told
Universities prioritising ‘rapid expansion’ over sustainability threaten survival of the entire English sector, new report warns
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Digital investment could ‘relieve need for university job cuts’
Extending UK government technology funding to universities could save sector millions of pounds a year, argues new report
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Canada to stick with ‘flawed’ international student caps
Policy has achieved political aims despite damage done to sector, say experts, after Auditor General report finds impact vastly underestimated by officials
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Will Hungary rip up its authoritarian playbook for universities?
With polls predicting defeat for Viktor Orbán in Sunday’s elections there are hopes that controversial governance reforms – copied by Donald Trump and other populist politicians – will be abolished....
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Careful, collective deliberation is key to educational success with AI
Some of the most important questions around accuracy, bias, authorship and appropriate use might not be immediately visible, says Santa Ono
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Iran ceasefire brings hope after university attacks ‘normalised’
Escalating conflict in the Middle East has seen institutions increasingly drawn into the fighting, with material and psychological damage leaving long tail
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Scottish Tories pledge to protect free university tuition
Conservative manifesto ahead of Holyrood poll promises to promote alternatives to higher education, but declines to row back on totemic fee policy
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NSW governance probe recommends scrutiny of UTS and Wollongong
‘Focused interim action’ required on a sector that politicians say is ‘sacrificing fundamental social benefits in the pursuit of corporate outcomes’
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ߣߣÊÓÆµn sector braces for ‘more control’ in looming strategy
Notwithstanding other ‘unfinished business’ in international education, government maintains focus on integrity and numbers
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Academics risk ‘losing craft of feedback’ if outsourced to AI
Productivity gains from using technology to mark students’ work a ‘false economy’ given loss of skills and relationships, argues new paper
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‘Confidence without attitude’: Haas dean aims for bolder approach
New leader of top business school believes it has been ‘underselling’ itself and needs to show its worth in world buffeted by Trump, AI and continued questioning of MBAs
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Rockets are not good metaphors for research success
How we describe research groups can shape how we lead them. It’s time we abandon images that normalise exploitation, says Anders Bach-Mortensen
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Unite calls 24-hour strike at three Scottish universities
Cleaners, security guards and technicians to walk out after unions reject below-inflation pay rise