Cape Town v-c ‘used threats, intimidation and ethnic slurs’
Mamokgethi Phakeng ‘subverted policies and procedures’ with council chair to ‘shield themselves from accountability’, report concludes
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Talking leadership: Michel Mawad on riding out the storm in Lebanon
Michel Mawad fights to keep the lights on at Lebanese American University and its teaching hospitals, and to keep staff while supporting students amid economic and political crisis. But he’s not...
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Why do the Tories keep talking about Blair’s 50 per cent target?
Rishi Sunak’s recent attack on higher education expansion as ‘one of great mistakes of the last 30 years’ leaves questions on economics and politics
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US campuses confront extent of donor influence after Israel rows
While political protest a time-honoured tradition, ferocity of pro-Israel onslaught leaves academia to mull its true independence
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‘Hostile atmosphere’ for queer students on Japanese campuses
LGBQ students reported their straight peers gossiping about them and attempting to ‘out’ them
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Focus on team science ‘ideology’ could ruin REF, warns former v-c
Former Warwick head Sir Nigel Thrift says reduced focus on outputs could undermine case for government support of UK research
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Universities must put their money where their mouths are on liberal arts
Innovative programmes to revive student interest in the humanities are great, but they must be properly funded and staffed, says an academic
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UKRI faces mounting pushback over equality panel ‘capitulation’
Academics resign from voluntary positions after funder follows ‘strong preference’ of minister ‘outraged’ by posts on Israel-Hamas conflict, with union warning that more could follow
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Sector urged to step up climate measures like carbon pricing
Only a small minority of institutions adopting climate change policies common in the private sector, finds report
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US university fined $38 million for PhD cost ‘lies’
Most Grand Canyon University students on affected programmes had to pay as much as $12,000 (£10,000) more than advertised, says Department of Education
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Employment umpire quashes Australian university staff deal
SCU decision the latest sign of doom for workplace agreements that lack union support
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West Virginia’s Gee: university leaders ‘are driven by fear’
Most-travelled US university president says sector must make hard calls on priorities, but has too few willing to do so
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Record low success rate for Australian research grants
The paperwork burden is declining, but so are the prospects of obtaining funds, new data shows
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Bullying support network launched due to universities’ ‘inaction’
Group hopes to instigate culture change in UK higher education to stop ‘toleration’ of bullies
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Palestinian campus death toll passes 400, says ministry
Learning of nearly 90,000 students in Gaza Strip disrupted as Israeli reprisals force universities to suspend operations