Starmer picks Peter Kyle as shadow science secretary
Former schools minister who took A levels at the age of 25 before getting Sussex doctorate will shadow science secretary Michelle Donelan
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The slow, painful death of liberal arts in Russia
As Smolny’s liberal arts programme shutters, Russian scholars attempt to revive the interdisciplinary style of learning outside the country
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Scholars fear ‘hiring drive’ foreshadows purge of Iranian sector
Regime’s history of cleansing Iranian academia bodes ill for faculty supportive of student protesters, researchers say
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Spike in support for unionisation among US graduate students
Angered by pay and conditions, more than 90 per cent of student workers voting to unionise, well above 75 per cent pre-Covid average, annual analysis finds
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‘Unprecedented’ fall in entry rate for disadvantaged students
Analysis by dataHE shows entry rates fell among all students, but was steepest for the most under-represented
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University leaders can learn from military minds
Academia and the armed forces may seem worlds apart, but officer training has valuable lessons for university managers, says former Indian army veteran-turned-professor Vikas Rai Bhatnagar
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US nurses warn of dangerous disrespect amid ‘doctor’ title row
California prosecution of nurse with doctoral degree held out as sign of academia’s wider failure to treat profession seriously
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ChatGPT’s potential to enhance student skills must not be dismissed
University educators may not fully understand generative AI or its long-term impact on society, but they must seek to integrate the technology into degree courses, says Stephanie Marshall
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Strikes and protests sweep Australian campuses
Anger at some universities, exultation at others, as enterprise negotiations drag on
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Funding shortfalls for English students ‘to double by 2030’
Russell Group study says average top-up of undergraduate education costs could reach £5,000 per student per year by end of decade
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Tohoku alone to advance in Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence scheme
Judges ask university to make changes to its proposal, including boosting international capacity and adjusting down expected growth figures
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Talking leadership: Kerstin Mey on using arts to reimagine education
University of Limerick president talks about putting in place university-wide structural changes to inspire cross-pollination between disciplines
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Fact-checker suspension ‘reflects mistrust’ of universities
Action against RMIT service comes as institutions support ‘yes’ vote in forthcoming Australian referendum
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Lockdown students have been let down by universities and regulators
Litigation over lockdown-affected degrees has highlighted how unfair contracts favouring universities offer scant consumer protection to students, say David Palfreyman and Dennis Farrington
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Trudeau’s science funding feint angers Canadian researchers
As high-profile event to deliver ‘major support’ fades, scientists already desperate for funding explode in disgust