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Asylum claims from students a ‘racket’, warns Jack Straw
The former home secretary said restrictions announced in the recent White Paper will ‘put a squeeze’ on some universities
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Reeves uplifts Aria budget to £1 billion and funds AI courses
June spending review reveals real-terms increase in science department’s budget as student levy remains on the table for universitiesÂ
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Academics lose gender-critical tribunal case against UCU
Judge rules against Adult Human Female filmmakers who sued union over harassment claims
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Chancellor restores £750 million fund for Edinburgh supercomputer
University of Edinburgh to house new national supercomputer as government reverses spending decision
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Nicola Phillips named first Adelaide University vice-chancellor
Adelaide University names incoming vice-chancellor as Auckland’s Dawn Freshwater announces her departure
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Cuts ‘enter dangerous new phase’ as compulsory redundancies rise
University workers warn forcing staff to leave could become the new normal for institutions looking to save money
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Students ‘worry they learn nothing’ from AI but want it anyway
Surveyed Australians expect their universities to supply AI support despite concerns about its ‘veneer of learning’
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Third-party providers in ‘gold rush’ for Turing scheme funding
International student mobility has increasingly been ‘outsourced’ to private providers since the Turing scheme replaced Erasmus+
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Fix patchy record on assessing SDG engagement, universities urged
Increasing focus on sustainable development agenda must be matched by evaluation of student learning, says expert
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Universities must do more to help young carers
Solutions begin with flexible study policies for students who need a few extra days because mum had a health scare before their essay deadline, says Holly Cobb
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Global South universities have much to teach on refugee inclusion
Institutions in low- and middle-income countries host most of the world’s refugees, despite having the least resources, but their efforts receive limited global recognition, say Frankie Randle and...
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Vallance defends devolved research fund as impact questioned
MPs grill science minister on significance of new scheme that puts innovation spending in hands of mayors