‘Beyond frustrating’ for Palestinian refugee denied UK PhD visa
Amena El Ashkar was hoping to study a PhD in international relations at the London School of Economics but her visa was rejected
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UK funding crisis forces three more universities to cut jobs
Winchester, Surrey and Queen Mary latest to shed academic positions as industrial disputes heat up elsewhere
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Mitchell Scholarship ‘paused’ due to lack of sustainable funding
Programme for young Americans to study in Ireland needs $40 million endowment to ensure future, founder says
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Charity cases: Why UK universities are really going broke
The redundancies and course closures proposed at many struggling UK universities follow a decades-long drift away from the idea of higher education institutions as charities whose non-commercial...
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US research funding increasingly reliant on corporate agendas
In another edition of gloomy research indicators, major NSF tally finds companies nearing the basic science spending of the federal government
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Biden prioritises student aid over research funding in budget
In fiscal 2025 budget plan constrained by his shutdown concession, president again seeks free-college deal while letting science agencies struggle
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Jo Grady re-elected as UCU general secretary
Incumbent run close by King’s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in poll
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Legislate to protect academics from trade rules, Australia told
Care needed to avoid scaring off doctoral students and burying officials in paperwork, senators hear
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The week in higher education – 29 February 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Regulator to investigate Leeds Trinity franchised provision
University’s subcontracted courses first to come under greater scrutiny from Office for Students
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Deans’ lists of high-performing students fall out of fashion
Cornell and Penn among the Ivy League institutions to stop tradition to reduce stress over grades
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New NIH chief puts focus on research collaboration and outcomes
Monica Bertagnolli hopes for new era of research that sets the stage for essential societal change
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Times Higher Education Awards 2023: shortlist announced
More than 70 universities in the running as ‘Oscars of higher education’ held outside London for first time
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Interview with Mark Brandon
Polar scientist on working with David Attenborough, capturing nuance in diversity debates and the continued importance of the Open University
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UK university applications down for third year in a row
Ucas data reveals drop in application rate among UK school-leavers and significant declines in international interest from key sectors, with least selective institutions bearing brunt