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An early adopter of transnational education, Singapore has been curiously inactive recently, even as other Asian countries ramp up their own internationalisation efforts. Will local sensitivities about immigration levels trump the city state’s need for foreign talent?
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Opinion: “It’s difficult to think of another sector that has so dismally failed to strategically engage with the transformative potential of information technology.”

🖊️ Ian Richardson #highered #EduSky
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November 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Liverpool University urged to increase oversight of its joint campus in China after former staff raised fears about teaching methods and “gigantic” class sizes #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/In9b50Xppx8
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Public backing for research is “broad but shallow”, with less than a third of Britons able to list how it helps the UK, their region or their family, suggests new polling
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/broad-shallow-support-leaves-public-unsure-rd-benefits
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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UK delegation to Beijing paves way for ‘cautious, sensible and informed international science cooperation’ says minister
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/vallance-targets-mutually-beneficial-research-china-trip
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Want to strengthen critical thinking in your classes? Start by partnering with GenAI instead of pushing back: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/genai-and-critical-thinking-can-and-should-work-together #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky #CriticalThinking
‘GenAI and critical thinking can – and should – work together’ 
Find out how to encourage critical thinking in the university classroom by working with GenAI tools, rather than against them 
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November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Focus switches to lifelong learning, TNE and online education as UK business schools seek to overcome financial and demographic challenges

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Business schools’ race to diversify offer ‘will be painful’
Focus switches to lifelong learning, TNE and online education as UK schools seek to overcome financial and demographic challenges
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November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Tight budgets shouldn’t make us treat kindness to students as a luxury. Let’s rethink our priorities, says Rachelle McKay: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/higher-education-needs-hold-students-hearts-not-hands #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Higher education needs to hold students' hearts, not hands
During times of financial constraint, don’t rush to define kindness to students as an unaffordable luxury. Instead, let’s change the way we think
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November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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The chancellor of Melbourne’s Swinburne University has hit back at allegations of “overreach”, saying governing councils are too hands off in their dealings with universities

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Accountability is not ‘overreach’, under fire v-c insists
Hands-off councils said to have contributed to ‘governance crisis’ that Australian sector ‘needed and in many respects deserved’
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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“No university wants to get put in the polytechnic box by abandoning the breadth of provision that you associate with a university” #AcademicSky #highered

Read our latest in-depth on the UK skills White Paper: https://ow.ly/6f7450XovmZ
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Thanks so much to @consciousstyleguide.com for sharing (on LinkedIn) this @timeshighered.bsky.social resource on “doing #DEI” in an era of #government #resistance. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/doing...
Doing DEI when you can’t use the ‘D’, the ‘E’ or the ‘I’ word
‘DEI is dead, long live DEI!’ How to resist attacks on DEI, develop deep resilience and reimagine and reform your practice with kindness
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November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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The government has reappointed Chris Millward interim director for fair access and participation at the Office for Students following John Blake’s decision to step down

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Chris Millward returns to OfS as interim fair access director
Birmingham professor to temporarily oversee access and participation at English regulator following departure of John Blake
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November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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New skills White Paper proposes radical changes to UK research that ‘could tear up long-held notions of what a British university is, rolling back the Humboldtian model of research-informed higher education’. Jack Grove reports #highered #EduSky
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November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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More than half of UK business school deans say parent universities want them to enrol more students, as leaders express concern over ‘growing disparities’
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/business-schools-told-recruitment-amid-uneven-recovery
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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The Trump administration’s move to bar loan forgiveness for some public servants linked to activities deemed illegal by the White House is “ripe for further politicisation”, it has been warned
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/trump-approach-loan-forgiveness-risks-further-politicisation
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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To fulfil its deal with the US, Australia needs professionals who know where minerals are and how to extract them responsibly, says Sabin Zahirovic
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/our-geoscience-crisis-will-undermine-australias-critical-minerals-promise
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Australian government and business should pick up the tab for national priorities, says opposition leader turned university boss
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/students-meeting-skill-needs-should-be-subsidised-not-indebted
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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At least 85 scientists working in the US have joined Chinese research institutions since the start of last year – a trend experts say is set to expand #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/FQGq50XorpK
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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D66 election victory encouraging, Dutch HE sector leaders say, but financial and demographic pressures remain
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dutch-universities-hope-change-after-far-right-falters
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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More than 1,000 staff will be affected as Cardiff University undertakes a “massive” restructuring of its professional services team. #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/po7t50XowwI
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Three educators share what they learned from applying for National Teaching Fellowships – from tackling self-doubt to building peer support: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/road-recognition-reflecting-our-national-teaching-fellowship-journeys #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
The road to recognition: reflecting on our National Teaching Fellowship journeys
Three educators share what they learned from applying for National Teaching Fellowships – from overcoming self-doubt and building peer support to discovering that reflection is its own reward
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November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Keeping engineering students engaged amid information overload calls for real industrial partnerships, tailored learning and a clear focus on impact: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/three-ways-motivate-engineering-students #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Three ways to motivate engineering students
Motivating engineering students when information overload threatens to sap their attention requires real-world industrial collaborations, a customised learning experience and a focus on impact
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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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To accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals, students need to be equipped to tackle real-world issues across disciplines. Here’s how it can be done: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/cocurricular-approach-sdg-education #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky #SDGs
A co-curricular approach to SDG education
To accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals, students need to be equipped to tackle real-world issues across disciplines. Here’s how it can be done
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November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Discover insights from the notable voices and innovative teams shortlisted for this year’s Times Higher Education Awards: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/awards-2025-lessons-stars-uk-and-irish-higher-education #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky #THEAwards
THE Awards 2025: lessons from the stars of UK and Irish higher education
Learn from leading voices, innovative teams and individuals across the university sector, whose work has been recognised in the shortlist for this year’s Times Higher Education Awards
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November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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As major employers and civic bodies, universities have the opportunity – and responsibility – to work with local communities to drive meaningful change. Here are lessons from community organising: https://ow.ly/wbSn50XolQx #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Why universities must step up their efforts as civic institutions
As major employers and civic bodies, universities have the opportunity – and responsibility – to work with local communities to drive meaningful change. Here are lessons from community organising
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November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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By replacing classroom work and exams with real-world projects, educators build soft skills and foster industry partnerships that prepare students for dynamic careers: https://ow.ly/c3HL50XolP3 #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Try a ‘not by the book’ teaching approach for student-centred, industry-focused learning
By replacing classroom work and exams with real-world projects, educators build soft skills and foster industry partnerships that prepare students for dynamic careers
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November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM