IIT Jodhpur’s Hindi experiment is a step backward
Degrees taught in Hindi might play well with Modi fans but this shift risks IITs’ global reputation for producing outstanding graduates, says Eldho Mathews
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Beijing warns on ‘anti-China’ messaging in student applications
Security body cautions agents against unpatriotic messaging as Chinese applications receive greater international scrutiny
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UK’s longest-serving vice-chancellor announces retirement
John Cater credited with transforming Edge Hill University since taking on top job in 1993
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Labour’s ‘right to switch off’ is ‘unfeasible’ in UK academia
Even if academics are empowered to switch off from their jobs, feasibility of planned rules in question if root causes of overwork are not addressed
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What’s next for Bangladesh’s divisive student politics?
Student-led downfall of autocratic leader has catalysed national conversation about the place of politics on university campuses typically beset by violence
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‘Carve-outs’ sought from Australian international student caps
Short-stay students should be exempted from both quotas and fee hike, says representative body
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Universities must play a central role in von der Leyen’s second term
Research, innovation and education are recognised in the European Commission president’s manifesto, but let’s assert their wider relevance, says Jan Palmowski
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Ex-president’s novel explores college sports tensions
Thomas Ehrlich based latest book on run-ins with legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight
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Australian voters ‘value international students’ as caps near
City dwellers appreciate international students’ economic contribution but think they add to housing unaffordability
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Indian youth shouldn’t be ‘forced’ to study abroad, says Modi
Prime minister announces more medical school places as part of vow to develop education system and retain young people
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Goldsmiths strike called off as compulsory redundancies cancelled
University cuts savings target after 62 take enhanced severance pay
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Labour would let universities go bust ‘if necessary’ – minister
Baroness Smith suggests new UK government will not bail out at-risk institutions but says she wants to secure ‘financial stability’ of sector
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‘Hounded’ academics urge ministers to back campus free speech act
Open letter urges Bridget Phillipson to think again as scholars allege culture in which alternative views are supressed
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Don’t wait to tackle open access books cash challenge, REF told
Difficult conversations about how the REF’s post-2029 open access books mandate will be financed cannot be avoided, say experts
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UK transnational education review warns on growth and assessment
QAA-led review of offshore teaching flags concerns about expansion of existing programmes overloading staff, and unfamiliarity of assessment techniques used