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US efforts to rid universities of Chinese influence risk stifling legitimate study of the Eastern giant, critics fear timeshighereducation.com/new…
‘Fund China studies’ to remove need for Confucius Institutes

‘Fund China studies’ to remove need for Confucius Institutes

Western democracies have ceded Chinese language and culture teaching too CCP-backed entities, says critic after latest US crackdown

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British Library staff are “furious” about the flagship institution’s plan to repurpose some of its reading rooms as paid-for workspaces, which “goes entirely against the British Library’s key function”, according to a union leader. Frances Jones reports [Link in comments]
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British Library staff ‘furious’ about paid-for workspace plan

British Library staff ‘furious’ about paid-for workspace plan

Widely criticised proposal to turn reading rooms into paid-for workspaces ‘goes entirely against the British Library’s key function’, says union

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Palestinian university leaders have called for institutions worldwide to condemn attacks by Israel on the Islamic University of Gaza timeshighereducation.com/new…
Gazan universities call for global support after Israeli bombing

Gazan universities call for global support after Israeli bombing

Leaders say international academic community should condemn attacks on Islamic University of Gaza

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“I am deeply dismayed at this sudden ban on travelling to the UK” – Lund University scholar and climate activist Andreas Malm has been denied entry to the UK ahead of a series of speaking engagements in London. @sehra852 reports
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Swedish academic denied UK entry over ‘public good’ concerns

Swedish academic denied UK entry over ‘public good’ concerns

Lund scholar and climate activist Andreas Malm says he’s ‘deeply dismayed’ by decision

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Universities must relinquish some authority to reclaim trust in a “cynical world” where two in five people want to “burn it all down”, according to former Australian PM Julia Gillard timeshighereducation.com/new…
‘Co-create’ with students to build trust in universities – Gillard

‘Co-create’ with students to build trust in universities – Gillard

Salvation lies in bringing students into the tent and embracing ‘authenticity, directness and localism’, says former PM

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Australia’s assistant international education minister Julian Hill outlines visa processing “triage” system and possible changes to “genuine student” assessments at @aiec. @JohnRoss49 reports [Link in comments]
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Government introduces sweeteners amid A$2bn losses

Government introduces sweeteners amid A$2bn losses

Australian minister outlines visa processing ‘triage’ system and possible changes to ‘genuine student’ assessments

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Hundreds of thousands of graduates collectively paid £189 million more in student loan repayments than they should have done last tax year, according to new figures from the Student Loans Company timeshighereducation.com/new…

Graduates overpaid student loans by almost £200m last year

Hundreds of thousands of UK graduates owed refunds after paying back more than they should have done, new data show

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People are more likely to engage with #research when they understand why it matters to them. Andrew Charlton-Perez and Laura Tobin explore strategies to make academic work feel relevant to a wider audience: timeshighereducation.com/cam… #Highered #Academia
What climate scientists teach us about research communication

What climate scientists teach us about research communication

People are more likely to engage with research when they understand why it matters to them. Andrew Charlton-Perez and Laura Tobin explore strategies to make academic work feel relevant to a wider...

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The UK government’s unexpected “partial U-turn” on post-study visas could risk creating a “two-tier” sector in which universities are rewarded for “postcode over performance”, experts have warned #visas #Budget #highered timeshighereducation.com/new…
Longer visas for some ‘risks rewarding postcode over performance’

Longer visas for some ‘risks rewarding postcode over performance’

Allowing students at ‘highly compliant’ universities to stay longer could create ‘two-track sector’, experts warn, with government urged to set clear criteria for inclusion

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Foreign Office should consider writing off money lent to beleaguered @BritishCouncil to help it recover soft power focus, finds Public Accounts Committee report @HoCcommitteesUK. Georgia Luckhurst reports ow.ly/HEtH51028cK
British Council ‘deserves support, not mistrust’, MPs say

British Council ‘deserves support, not mistrust’, MPs say

Foreign Office should consider writing off money lent to beleaguered institution to help it recover soft power focus, finds select committee report

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Financial pressures and shifting attitudes prompt Japanese institutions to chase military grants but experts warn researchers against ceding academic freedom timeshighereducation.com/new…
Japanese universities ‘cautiously commit’ to defence research

Japanese universities ‘cautiously commit’ to defence research

Financial pressures and shifting attitudes prompt institutions to chase military grants but experts warn researchers against ceding academic freedom

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Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne say their working partnership of 17 years will help when creating a more open relationship with the HE sector timeshighereducation.com/new…
OfS joint chief executives aim to change culture at regulator

OfS joint chief executives aim to change culture at regulator

Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne say their working partnership of 17 years will help when creating a more open relationship with the sector

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Those whose professional interests might lead them to raise topics forbidden by Beijing will have to skip the 2027 LSA event, says Noam Schimmel timeshighereducation.com/opi…
Holding a law conference in Hong Kong risks delegates’ safety

Holding a law conference in Hong Kong risks delegates’ safety

Many major US-based scholarly societies have a global reach. Yet their annual conferences are very rarely held outside the US and Canada. Such locations are convenient, of course, for an audience...

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A researcher who led a study into how lead contamination was affecting water in a US state has won the Maddox Prize for standing up for science. Juliette Rowsell reports ow.ly/pclB5102br4
Water contamination scientist wins Maddox Prize

Water contamination scientist wins Maddox Prize

Researcher who brought environmental issues to light honoured for defending science in face of opposition from state and interest groups

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Near 4 per cent increase in next year’s allocation a show of faith in new funding system, government says timeshighereducation.com/new…
Australia agrees to fund more university places

Australia agrees to fund more university places

Near 4 per cent increase in next year’s allocation a show of faith in new funding system, government says

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Mooted changes to graduate visas in Australia could leave some industries ‘unable to function’, conference hears timeshighereducation.com/new…
Employers urged to stick up for post-study work rights

Employers urged to stick up for post-study work rights

Mooted changes to graduate visas in Australia could leave some industries ‘unable to function’, conference hears

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Cardiff University is facing more potential strike action after staff at the institution warned that they face “dangerous, unhealthy and unmanageable” workloads timeshighereducation.com/new…
Strikes threatened at Cardiff over ‘dangerous’ workloads

Strikes threatened at Cardiff over ‘dangerous’ workloads

Union declares third industrial dispute at Welsh institution in less than two years amid fears more job losses are coming

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