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In-depth: “Perhaps, ultimately, a world dominated by hard power might ultimately be one in which academic freedom ceases to be a factor in the prestige and reputation of universities.”

🖊️ Saikat Majumdar #EduSky #highered
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#Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when #GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance: https://ow.ly/BTvR50XvVhf #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Why clear GenAI guidance matters to neurodivergent students. And how to get it right
Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance
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November 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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New analysis shows the gender pay gap is growing at the majority of UK universities, prompting warnings of “national stagnation” in equality
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/gender-pay-gap-growing-across-majority-uk-universities
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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With tomorrow’s graduates requiring agility, empathy and leadership capabilities on top of subject knowledge, the path forward is through connection with industry and community partners, as Kevin Koh explains: https://ow.ly/xeNT50XvVca #AcademicSky #EduSky
Real-world projects offer ideal conditions for teaching soft skills
With tomorrow’s graduates requiring agility, empathy and leadership capabilities on top of subject knowledge, the path forward is through connection with industry and community partners, as Kevin Koh explains
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November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Bring historically marginalised voices into your teaching to move towards a decolonised curriculum: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/place-indigenous-knowledge-heart-academic-inquiry #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Place Indigenous knowledge at the heart of academic inquiry
Decolonise the curriculum by engaging students with historically marginalised knowledge from a range of sources. Here’s how
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November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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We had an incredible night at the #THE Awards last November 13! A huge thank you to @timeshighered.bsky.social for choosing Cara as its Charity Partner for the fourth consecutive year, and to our university partners for their unwavering support to our mission.
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Last chance to apply to join @timeshighered.bsky.social as a reporter, leading our coverage of European higher education - closing date this Sunday! careers.timeshighereducation.com/jobs/6737419... #journalistjobs #journojobs
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The best research inspiration is organic. Here’s how to step beyond campus and get into the field: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-academics-need-find-adventure-beyond-classroom #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Why academics need to find adventure beyond the classroom
The best research inspiration happens organically. Here’s how to free yourself from the constraints of campus and go out into the field
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November 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Mergers are unlikely to work for universities as well as they do in the private sector because higher education institutions cannot access the same levels of investment, says former v-c. @helenpacker.bsky.social reports

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Private sector style mergers ‘don’t work in higher education’
New incentives needed to encourage collaboration and specialisation among providers, conference hears
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November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Digital resilience saved our university from Sudan’s brutal civil war: when Mashreq’s campus was shattered and then occupied by soldiers, we were forced to strip education down to its essentials, says Gihad Ibrahim
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November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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A mass cheating scandal at Yonsei University has intensified pressure on South Korean institutions to rethink how they evaluate students
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/mass-cheating-case-exposes-south-koreas-assessment-crisis
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Flat fee or percentage levy divides universities ahead of UK budget. Helen Packer and Patrick Jack report
https://ow.ly/RT7C50XuLye
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Research behemoth’s plans to better coordinate staff at faculty level met with fierce opposition, amid fears of pay cuts and demotions
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucl-staff-feel-betrayed-over-professional-services-shake
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Simple classroom strategies can help students listen better, read non-verbal cues and understand one another: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/give-students-tools-negotiate-classroom #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Give students the tools to negotiate in the classroom
Teach students to listen, interpret non-verbal cues and understand their peers’ needs through simple classroom strategies
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November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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As Australian government finalises legislation for forthcoming commission, architect expands its to-do list

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Australian sector ‘steward’ to tackle ‘missing bits’ of accord
As government finalises legislation for forthcoming commission, architect expands its to-do list
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November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Explore ways to teach the skills students need to succeed in an uncertain, unstable world in Campus' latest spotlight guide: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/soft-skills-hard-times #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Soft skills for hard times
Find out how to educate students with the skills needed to succeed in a world beset with uncertainty and instability
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November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Great leaders talk less and listen more. Making space for diverse perspectives sets the tone for inclusive, respectful conversations: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-university-leaders-must-listen-differently-onetoones #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Why university leaders must listen differently in one-to-ones
Talk less and listen more should be a mantra for leaders and managers. When they acknowledge diverse perspectives, avoid dominating discussions and reflect what they have heard, it sets the tone for more inclusive, respectful dialogue
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November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Arizona State University’s London campus is expected to attract American students to the UK, with graduates offered automatic master’s places in the US
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/arizona-state-university-launch-new-london-outpost
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Students in ‘quality’ jobs have higher chance of academic success, says study. Tash Mosheim reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/students-quality-jobs-have-higher-chance-academic-success
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Course satisfaction among postgraduate taught students has reached its highest level since records began, despite a year of disruption across the UK sector. Juliette Rowsell reports https://ow.ly/POxW50Xuc1j
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Australia must join Horizon Europe: The global collaboration enabled by associating to the world’s largest research funding programme is critical to national impact, says Cecilia Hewlett
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/australia-must-join-horizon-europe
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026 now live: United States dominates top 200, followed by India and Turkey #THEunirankings #THEISR #THEISF #highered
Read our results analysis: https://ow.ly/1zNM50XsYjp
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Almost half of English higher education institutions still face a financial deficit this year despite the uplift in tuition fees, the Office for Students has warned. Helen Packer reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/radical-action-needed-half-providers-still-face-deficits
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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In-depth read: Is it time for the UK to expel the boarding school model of HE? asks Patrick Jack
https://ow.ly/85zc50Xu3iU
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026 now live – MIT tops list for second consecutive year #THEunirankings #THEISR #THEISF read full results analysis here: https://ow.ly/o7qB50XsXQZ
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Disparity in retracted papers reflects under-representation of women in senior roles rather than increased likelihood men will make mistakes, researcher says https://ow.ly/8MuC50XueQp
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM