Party strengthens control of Chinese university administration
âHeightenedâ crackdown on academic freedom expected as party committees merge with presidentsâ offices on leading campuses
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Jo Phoenix: âevery single v-c should read this judgmentâ
Scholar found to have faced âhostile environmentâ due to gender-critical views warns ruling has implications for all universities, but fears more troubling cases to come
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Indiaâs teachersâ and studentsâ unions must defend academic autonomy
Amid creeping political influence over universities, both academics and students are oddly quiet, says Mukhtar Ahmad
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PhD students protest against IITâs âpaper per semesterâ rule
Pressure to publish seen as âcontributing factorâ to recent suicides, as Madras faces backlash on doctoral monitoring
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My heart attack would have killed my livelihood if Iâd still been an adjunct
When adjunct faculty contribute so much to US academia, why are they denied basic benefits such as health insurance and medical leave, asks Josh Hiller
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Disabled academics need a bigger say in sector, says professor
Evolving norms, expectations and laws usher both risk and opportunity for universities, according to blind law scholar
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Academics wouldnât drink to the handover of marking to AI
Would someone who found effective software for their department never have to buy a beer again? Not according to my survey, says Paul Breen
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Open University âapologises unreservedlyâ to Jo Phoenix
Vice-chancellor announces âmajor independent reviewâ after acknowledging âin several areas we fell very shortâ
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Abandon plan for foreign funding register, universities tell EU
European University Association says being forced to disclose international funding could lead to institutions being wrongly âsuspected of representing foreign interestsâ
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Ukraineâs university born out of war: âeducation is our futureâ
SET University president Iryna Volnytska discusses the challenges of building a new institution in wartime
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Human resources professor âsacked over Greta Thunberg tweetâ
Dismissal over workload dispute âmerely the latest ployâ in Australian universityâs long-running campaign to oust âconservative academicâ
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Canadian universities reel from international student visa cut
Provinces promise action against private operators, but universities fear Trudeau is going too far, too fast, without consulting sector
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UCU Left is fighting for a more democratic, effective academic union
Far from being elitist, UCU Left members see collective decision-making as key to campaigning strength, says general secretary candidate Saira Weiner
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Nature journal launches large-scale effort to replicate papers
Partnership with Institute for Replication will support reproduction and replication attempts tied to papers published from 2023 onwards
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Lancaster objects to âvery confusingâ Uclan name change plan
University wants to drop âCentralâ and become âThe University of Lancashireâ, as existing location description has âlittle or no current relevance or meaningâ