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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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“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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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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International branch campuses “phenomenon” shows no signs of slowing down despite geopolitical tensions, with Russian and American universities among those continuing to extend their presence abroad #highered #AcademicSky

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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Better support systems needed for scholars facing political threats, according to Rutgers historian labelled ‘domestic terrorist professor’
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/academics-forced-flee-us-could-become-new-normal-says-bray
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Opinion: “This year something has changed. More than 100 MPs’ offices signed up to January’s Evidence Week 2024, many of them immediately...MPs asked a host of questions on topics such as health data, post-Covid school attendance, pollution and transport.”

🖊️ Tracey Brown https://ow.ly/SuUe50XnJ5W

November 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Northumbria University attempts to move employees to cheaper pension scheme to bring down sky-high contribution rates
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/northumbria-freeze-staff-pay-if-they-refuse-switch-pensions
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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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?
https://ow.ly/4OUP50XnIxR
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Australia’s government has vowed to fund 9,500 more undergraduate places next year on the orders of its new higher education steward
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/more-undergraduate-places-study-hubs-australia
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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US representation almost doubles among European Research Council team grant winners

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November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Complete shutdown in archive access since invasion of Ukraine has transformed Russian studies, say historians finding ways to keep discipline going https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/locked-out-archives-scholars-forced-study-russia-afar
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Opinion: Universities should adopt proportionate anti-racist measures informed by the diverse voices of those most affected, say Michael Rosen, Catherine Rottenberg and Des Freedman
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jewish-academics-we-reject-weaponisation-antisemitism
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Facilitating face-to-face discussions key to ensuring students can have tricky conversations, says founder of new viewpoint diversity centre
https://ow.ly/AqEP50XneIn
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Qantas and McDonald’s move into Australian HE delivery, offering institutions employer-led pathways and potential new income streams
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/critical-business-partnerships-help-expand-universities-reach
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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The government is to scrap the English Baccalaureate over concerns that the list of recommended subject choices is not helping pupils increase their chances of attending top universities
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/narrow-ebacc-scrapped-after-university-access-concerns
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM