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As the geopolitical order shifts, the case for more collaboration among like-minded nations on research and innovation seems obvious. But will a greater European focus on its own industrial competitiveness dissuade the likes of Canada, Australia and Japan from signing up?
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Men working in Australian universities earn 10 per cent more on average than their female colleagues, even though gender pay disparities have contracted
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Unions accuse Rachel Reeves of betraying students after chancellor ducks chance to reform student loans in Spring Statement
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Disappointment as Rachel Reeves silent on student loans
Critics decry ‘missed opportunity’ to help graduates as chancellor skips opportunity to cut debt levels
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/disappointment-rachel-reeves-silent-student-loans
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Unions have accused the government of “betraying” graduates after chancellor Rachel Reeves ducked making any changes to student loans in her Spring Statement, reports
Helen Packer
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https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/disappointment-rachel-reeves-silent-student-loans
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Disappointment as Rachel Reeves silent on student loans
Critics decry ‘missed opportunity’ to help graduates as chancellor skips opportunity to cut debt levels
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/disappointment-rachel-reeves-silent-student-loans
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Expanding undergraduate #research benefits not only the institution, but the students too. Here’s how to embed a research mindset in your undergraduate cohort:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/teach-students-think-researchers
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Teach students to think like researchers
Expanding undergraduate research benefits not only the institution, but the students too. Here’s how to embed a research mindset in your undergraduate cohort
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/teach-students-think-researchers
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Translating research to real-world impact can be daunting for early career researchers. Here, Tiam Lin Sze offers a road map and why early protection of intellectual property is vital, especially before publication:
https://ow.ly/x9y150Yowwa
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From mind to market: how young academics can approach research commercialisation
Translating research to real-world impact can be daunting for early career researchers. Here, Tiam Lin Sze offers a road map and why early protection of intellectual property is vital, especially before publication
https://ow.ly/x9y150Yowwa
about 15 hours ago
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Low-cost, practical fixes can build a "care aware" research culture and reduce the mental health strain of combining care and scholarship:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/stop-excluding-carers-eight-ways-create-inclusive-research-culture
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Stop excluding carers! Eight ways to create an inclusive research culture
Low-cost, practical fixes can build a ‘care aware’ research culture and reduce the mental health strain of combining care and scholarship
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/stop-excluding-carers-eight-ways-create-inclusive-research-culture
about 17 hours ago
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about 21 hours ago
Bitcoin billionaire Ben Delo gifts £20 million to London Institute for Mathematical Sciences in pursuit of Nobel Prizes
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Bitcoin billionaire targets Nobel Prizes with £20 million gift
Mega-donation from Ben Delo highlights growing interest from tech moguls in alternative science funding structures
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bitcoin-billionaire-targets-nobel-prizes-ps20-million-gift
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Universities have a difficult job trying to stamp out dangerous hazing rituals, experts have warned, after a series of recent incidents highlighted how new US legislation was making little difference
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Mega-donation to London Institute for Mathematical Sciences from UK’s youngest self-made billionaire highlights growing interest from tech moguls in alternative science funding structures
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Post-study visa fee doubles as Canberra battles ‘integrity risks’, meanwhile grant rates for South Asian visa applicants plummet #highered #EduSky
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The case for greater collaboration among like-minded nations on research and innovation seems obvious. But will a greater European focus on its own industrial competitiveness dissuade the likes of Canada, Australia and Japan from signing up to FP10?
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Will the next Horizon Europe be anything non-EU states want to join?
As the geopolitical order shifts, the case for greater collaboration among like-minded nations on research and innovation seems obvious. But will a greater European focus on its own industrial competi...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-next-horizon-europe-be-anything-non-eu-states-want-join
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Australia's Charles Darwin University cancels plan to set up London branch campus following sudden departure of (British) vice-chancellor Scott Bowman
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Remote Australian university shelves plan to open base in London
Under-fire Charles Darwin University decides to concentrate on core business after resignation of vice-chancellor
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/remote-australian-university-shelves-plan-open-base-london
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In global survey of more than 12,000 academics, half agreed that teaching-focused roles were "career-limiting" at their university
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Half of academics view teaching-only roles as ‘career-limiting’
Early career academics most likely to express negative views about teaching culture at their institution, survey finds
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-academics-view-teaching-only-roles-career-limiting
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Universities across Middle East shut doors and move learning online as conflict erupts
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Universities across the Middle East shut down amid airstrikes
Governments in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain order institutions to shift to online learning after Iran launches drone and missile attacks
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-across-middle-east-shut-down-amid-airstrikes
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Unlike those in the West, Iranian students explicitly reject a leftism they see as supportive of the Islamic Republic, says Roohola Ramezani #EduSky #Iran
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/irans-recent-student-protests-point-monarchist-post-war-future
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Iran’s recent student protests point to a monarchist post-war future
Unlike those in the West, Iranian students explicitly reject a leftism they see as supportive of the Islamic Republic, says Roohola Ramezani
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/irans-recent-student-protests-point-monarchist-post-war-future
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Practical steps can support racial-minority students, call out bias and make campuses safer:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/not-just-good-intentions-how-university-staff-can-support-genuine-racial-justice
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Not just good intentions: how university staff can support genuine racial justice
Practical steps can support racial-minority students, call out bias and make campuses safer at a time when racism in Australian universities is more real than ever, writes Aaron Teo
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/not-just-good-intentions-how-university-staff-can-support-genuine-racial-justice
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Universities across the Middle East have shut their doors and moved learning online after Iran launched strikes on Qatar and the UAE, in response to coming under attack from the US and Israel
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Universities across the Middle East shut down amid airstrikes
Governments in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain order institutions to shift to online learning after Iran launches drone and missile attacks
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-across-middle-east-shut-down-amid-airstrikes
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Key considerations to ensure industry collaborations achieve real-world impact:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/bridging-academiccommercial-divide-practical-guide-university-researchers
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Bridging the academic-commercial divide: a practical guide for university researchers
Industry collaborations demand thoughtful planning and engagement that extend beyond the bench in order to achieve the real-world impact that universities and researchers hope their discoveries will generate. Here are key considerations
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/bridging-academiccommercial-divide-practical-guide-university-researchers
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Australia’s most remote university has cancelled its audacious plan to set up a UK branch campus following a “detailed risk analysis” #EduSky #HigherEd
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/remote-australian-university-shelves-plan-open-base-london
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Remote Australian university shelves plan to open base in London
Under-fire Charles Darwin University decides to concentrate on core business after resignation of vice-chancellor
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/remote-australian-university-shelves-plan-open-base-london
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2 days ago
Scholars stung in free speech rows call for complaints scheme
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Scholars stung in free speech rows call for complaints scheme
Lengthy wait for legislation to introduce an amended Office for Students-run grievance process is unnecessary, claim campaigners
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scholars-stung-free-speech-rows-call-complaints-scheme
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UK university staff: have you feared for your job at any point during the past two years? How confident are you that redundancies are less likely this year than they were last year? This is your last chance to let us know in our UK Redundancy Survey.
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UK university staff: a final chance to tell us your feelings about the redundancy wave
Whether you have direct experience of redundancies or not, and whatever your role is (or was) in the university, we are still keen to hear your views
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/uk-university-staff-final-chance-tell-us-your-feelings-about-redundancy-wave
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After Lincoln Bishop University was bailed out by Global University Systems, appointment of three board members with ties to GUS and pivot to business courses is raising questions about private firm's influence over provider
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Lincoln Bishop pivot to law, business raises GUS ‘takeover’ fears
Figures with links to private education group appointed to university’s board to provide ‘strategic’ guidance
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/lincoln-bishop-pivot-law-business-raises-gus-takeover-fears
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How universities can take a proactive, compassionate approach to psychological safety that supports all students:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-baftas-incident-teaches-us-about-psychological-safety-universities
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What the Baftas incident teaches us about psychological safety in universities
How universities can take a proactive, compassionate approach to psychological safety that supports all students
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-baftas-incident-teaches-us-about-psychological-safety-universities
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A dozen British universities and organisations have formed a coalition to support displaced students as it becomes increasingly untenable for people impacted by humanitarian crises to travel to the US to continue their studies, reports
Helen Packer
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Scholars stung in free speech rows call for complaints scheme: Lengthy wait for legislation to introduce amended Office for Students-run grievance process is unnecessary, claim campaigners
https://ow.ly/tHlx50YmXbG
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As the geopolitical order shifts, the case for more collaboration among like-minded nations on research and innovation seems obvious. But will a greater European focus on its own industrial competitiveness dissuade the likes of Canada, Australia and Japan from signing up?
https://ow.ly/MxsH50Yn2Vk
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Questions have been raised over how much influence a private education group has over a UK university after it provided it with a crucial loan to cover cash flow
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/lincoln-bishop-pivot-law-business-raises-gus-takeover-fears
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Hiring established scholars to junior Oxbridge roles imperils disciplines: As lay-offs continue elsewhere, postdocs’ inability to land permanent roles will block the pipeline of future faculty, Cambridge academics argue
https://ow.ly/BZAN50YmTpv
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The number of semiconductor programmes offered by European universities has grown rapidly over the past seven years
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rapid-growth-semiconductor-courses-across-europe
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Half of teaching-focused academics believe that there are too few opportunities to advance their careers, despite signs that these roles have become more valued within universities in recent years, reports
Juliette Rowsell
#EduSky #AcademicSky
https://ow.ly/5kUf50Yn4tN
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What happens when a university educator is grieving a loved one? Here’s how collective #loss can shape an institution:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/pedagogy-grief-dealing-loss-higher-education
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A pedagogy of grief: dealing with loss in higher education
What happens when a university educator is grieving a loved one? Here’s how collective loss can shape an institution
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/pedagogy-grief-dealing-loss-higher-education
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Tweaks to the terms of student loan repayments could shift the cost burden later in a graduate’s career, at minimal cost to government, according to an influential thinktank
#EduSky
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Student loan changes ‘could be cost neutral’, finds IFS
Reduction in repayment rate combined with longer write-off period would redistribute costs for graduates, finds thinktank
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/student-loan-changes-could-be-cost-neutral-finds-ifs
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Students from outside the European Union are four times more likely than those from inside the bloc to transfer to another visa type to stay in the UK post-graduation, new figures reveal.
Patrick Jack
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https://ow.ly/TfZ150YmVRy
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Two-thirds of non-EU overseas students stay in UK post-graduation
Reintroduction of graduate visa has had dramatic impact on behaviour of international students, according to long-running ONS data
https://ow.ly/TfZ150YmVRy
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Used thoughtfully, #ethics cards help create classrooms where students feel connected, engaged and respected, writes Catriona Hyde:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/packed-ethics-using-flash-cards-spark-connection
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Packed with ethics: using flash cards to spark connection
Ethics is a fundamental skill in accounting, but it is difficult to teach in a way that gives students confidence to use and test frameworks. Here, Catriona Hyde explains how simple flash cards can create curiosity and connection in the classroom
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/packed-ethics-using-flash-cards-spark-connection
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What do students want from their university educators? Nail these ingredients and effective teaching will follow:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/be-warrior-students-want-see-front-their-class
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Be the warrior students want to see at the front of their class
What do your students want from their university educators? Nail these ingredients and effective teaching will follow
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/be-warrior-students-want-see-front-their-class
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Academics can use #AI-enabled music platforms to transform complex #research into their own singles or albums reaching thousands of listeners. Andrew Hudson-Smith explains how: https://ow.ly/V9Cn50YmRrU #HigherEd #AcademicSky #ECRchat #AcademicChatter
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From library to dance floor: how I created an academic Eurotrance album
Academics can use AI-enabled music platforms to transform complex research into their own singles or albums reaching thousands of listeners. Andrew Hudson-Smith explains how
https://ow.ly/V9Cn50YmRrU
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Find out why developmental editing is crucial to addressing big-picture issues and ensuring a manuscript connects with its target readership:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/campus-talks-essential-skill-selfediting-academics
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Campus Talks: The essential skill of self-editing for academics
Are the argument, evidence, structure and style working in your scholarly book? Or are you stuck in a cycle of ‘directionless tinkering’? Find out why developmental editing is crucial to addressing big-picture issues and ensuring a manuscript connects with its target readership
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/campus-talks-essential-skill-selfediting-academics
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Any benefits universities might receive from the Ontario government’s long-awaited unfreezing of tuition fees have been wiped out by a restructuring of the province’s grant system, it has been warned.
Patrick Jack
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https://ow.ly/Azqk50YmymW
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A government-dominated Senate committee has brushed aside objections to the proposed operating model for Australia’s tertiary education steward, recommending that legislation to establish the body be passed unchanged #EduSky
https://ow.ly/PzUj50YmQtU
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Pass Atec bill, Senate committee advises
Horse-trading looms, as opposition senators reject legislation outright and crossbenchers demand changes
https://ow.ly/PzUj50YmQtU
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Public universities could be required to meet tougher regulatory standards than their private counterparts, under new proposals from an Australian advisory group
#AcademicSky
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Australian regulatory standards face overhaul
Requirements around racism, disability and transparency among proposed benchmarks for retaining registration
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/australian-regulatory-standards-face-overhaul
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5 days ago
Quick tweaks to the terms of English student loans are unlikely to satisfy disgruntled graduates and may conflict with wider plans to reform post-16 education, experts tell
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Proposed student loan changes ‘won’t solve wider problems’
Concern around student finance and graduate dissatisfaction in England will continue to grow regardless of expected Treasury reforms, say former government officials
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/proposed-student-loan-changes-wont-solve-wider-problems
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Six years after closing its last international branch campus, UCL's plan to open a healthcare training centre in Dubai is triggering concern among academics, writes
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UCL’s planned Dubai outpost sparks free speech concerns
Mega university’s first foray back into overseas education since branch campus failures proves controversial
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucls-planned-dubai-outpost-sparks-free-speech-concerns
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UK universities cannot be “naive” or “too trusting” as they embark on risky forays into India, a conference has heard.
Tash Mosheim
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https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-sector-urged-approach-indian-tne-sceptics-hat
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UK sector urged to approach Indian TNE ‘with sceptic’s hat on’
Universities told to temper ambitions in ‘highly competitive market’ with automatic growth far from guaranteed
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-sector-urged-approach-indian-tne-sceptics-hat
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A UK research council is grounding a plane used to take atmospheric readings in a move that will save almost £40 million by the end of the decade, reports
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #research
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/plane-project-axed-research-council-save-ps37-million
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Plane project axed by research council to save £37 million
Long-running atmospheric measurement aircraft no longer offers value for money in light of rising costs, says environmental research funder
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/plane-project-axed-research-council-save-ps37-million
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Tweaks to student loan repayments “won’t solve wider challenges faced by young people”, say former government officials #highered #EduSky
https://ow.ly/13j450YmxC5
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New AI tool promising to attend lectures and complete assignments for students abruptly taken down amid concerns about cheating and data protection
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/strange-case-einstein-ai-spotlights-chatbot-concerns
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UCL’s planned Dubai outpost sparks free speech concerns: first foray back into overseas education since branch campus failures proves controversial
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucls-planned-dubai-outpost-sparks-free-speech-concerns
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Opinion: Atec will fall short of ambition unless its independence is guaranteed, say Jesse Gardner-Russell and Richard Lee #AcademicSky #EduSky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/atec-will-fall-short-ambition-unless-its-independence-guaranteed
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The proportion of study visas refused by the UK Home Office has increased to its highest level in almost a decade but figures suggest a slight rebound in demand this year
#Inlted
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International master’s students on the up but visa refusals rise
Early figures for this academic year show ‘volatile’ recruitment continuing, with several Russell Group universities seeing steep drops
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/international-masters-students-visa-refusals-rise
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#STEM outreach workshops can encourage school students to pursue careers as laboratory research scientists. Nana Asante Asamoah-Danso offers advice on creating memorable and engaging experiences:
https://ow.ly/aAJh50Yml6k
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Inspire the next generation of bioengineering lab technicians
STEM outreach workshops can encourage school students to pursue careers as laboratory research scientists. Nana Asante Asamoah-Danso offers advice on creating memorable and engaging experiences
https://ow.ly/aAJh50Yml6k
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