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British universities working with education agents are “particularly vulnerable” to breaching new economic crime law, it has been warned #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/1CU150XBeK4
December 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
British universities working with education agents are “particularly vulnerable” to breaching new economic crime law, it has been warned #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/1CU150XBeK4
Reintroducing maintenance grants should form part of a wider “new deal” for working-class students, experts have urged, amid fears they will not be enough in themselves to move the dial on university access. Juliette Rowsell reports
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https://ow.ly/5ZZ650XBrfV
December 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Reintroducing maintenance grants should form part of a wider “new deal” for working-class students, experts have urged, amid fears they will not be enough in themselves to move the dial on university access. Juliette Rowsell reports
https://ow.ly/5ZZ650XBrfV
https://ow.ly/5ZZ650XBrfV
Boards hampered by ‘power imbalances and over-familiarity’: New ‘ethical code’ attempts to address criticism that university governance is ‘dominated by cliques’ #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/xfn950XBpt7
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Boards hampered by ‘power imbalances and over-familiarity’: New ‘ethical code’ attempts to address criticism that university governance is ‘dominated by cliques’ #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/xfn950XBpt7
Dark tales abound of various UK universities being at risk of breaching agreements with their banks. But what are covenants and why do they play a prominent role in the conversation about sector health? And would breaking one really lead to ruin? Helen Packer reports
https://ow.ly/pjkK50XBoPN
https://ow.ly/pjkK50XBoPN
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Dark tales abound of various UK universities being at risk of breaching agreements with their banks. But what are covenants and why do they play a prominent role in the conversation about sector health? And would breaking one really lead to ruin? Helen Packer reports
https://ow.ly/pjkK50XBoPN
https://ow.ly/pjkK50XBoPN
Iran’s war on independent learning has gone digital – and international: The targeting of a Dutch-based online Persian university represents a state grappling with limits on its control of knowledge circulation, says Roohola Ramezani
https://ow.ly/LF8Y50XBcVO
https://ow.ly/LF8Y50XBcVO
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Iran’s war on independent learning has gone digital – and international: The targeting of a Dutch-based online Persian university represents a state grappling with limits on its control of knowledge circulation, says Roohola Ramezani
https://ow.ly/LF8Y50XBcVO
https://ow.ly/LF8Y50XBcVO
A rise in unemployment among graduates will provide “another whip” for the Trump administration to attack the sector with, it has been warned. Patrick Jack reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/graduate-unemployment-another-whip-attack-us-sector
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/graduate-unemployment-another-whip-attack-us-sector
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A rise in unemployment among graduates will provide “another whip” for the Trump administration to attack the sector with, it has been warned. Patrick Jack reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/graduate-unemployment-another-whip-attack-us-sector
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/graduate-unemployment-another-whip-attack-us-sector
Latin America University Rankings 2026: results announced #THEunirankings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/latin-america-university-rankings-2026-results-announced
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/latin-america-university-rankings-2026-results-announced
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Latin America University Rankings 2026: results announced #THEunirankings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/latin-america-university-rankings-2026-results-announced
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/latin-america-university-rankings-2026-results-announced
Offering universities small amounts of money for “transformation” projects could help drive change in the cash-strapped university sector, says chair of Scottish Funding Council
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https://ow.ly/UIU650XAGBU
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Offering universities small amounts of money for “transformation” projects could help drive change in the cash-strapped university sector, says chair of Scottish Funding Council
https://ow.ly/UIU650XAGBU
https://ow.ly/UIU650XAGBU
Institutions in the UK have been urged to embed a place-based economic agenda at their core if they truly want to be seen as civic universities. Patrick Jack reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/civic-engagement-licence-practice-universities
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/civic-engagement-licence-practice-universities
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Institutions in the UK have been urged to embed a place-based economic agenda at their core if they truly want to be seen as civic universities. Patrick Jack reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/civic-engagement-licence-practice-universities
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/civic-engagement-licence-practice-universities
Opinion: Many students in Australia struggle to afford enough food, and expensive campus outlets are not helping, say Jane Dyson and four colleagues
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/subsidised-canteens-are-must-address-student-food-insecurity
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/subsidised-canteens-are-must-address-student-food-insecurity
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Opinion: Many students in Australia struggle to afford enough food, and expensive campus outlets are not helping, say Jane Dyson and four colleagues
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/subsidised-canteens-are-must-address-student-food-insecurity
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/subsidised-canteens-are-must-address-student-food-insecurity
Brazil’s University of São Paulo has retained its position as the best institution in Latin America for the second year in a row in the THE Latin America University Rankings #THEunirankings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2026/latin-america-university-rankings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2026/latin-america-university-rankings
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Brazil’s University of São Paulo has retained its position as the best institution in Latin America for the second year in a row in the THE Latin America University Rankings #THEunirankings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2026/latin-america-university-rankings
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2026/latin-america-university-rankings
Scholar forced to apologise after speaking out on Hong Kong fire: academic says he will ‘exercise greater caution’ in future after media interview in which he criticised use of bamboo for scaffolding in major projects
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https://ow.ly/qekz50XAMr6
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Scholar forced to apologise after speaking out on Hong Kong fire: academic says he will ‘exercise greater caution’ in future after media interview in which he criticised use of bamboo for scaffolding in major projects
https://ow.ly/qekz50XAMr6
https://ow.ly/qekz50XAMr6
The University of Manchester’s new vice-chancellor was paid almost £150,000 more in pay and benefits than his predecessor, a well-known advocate for restraint in senior leader pay
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https://ow.ly/Oqv850XAOwt
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The University of Manchester’s new vice-chancellor was paid almost £150,000 more in pay and benefits than his predecessor, a well-known advocate for restraint in senior leader pay
https://ow.ly/Oqv850XAOwt
https://ow.ly/Oqv850XAOwt
Further education colleges offering higher education qualifications may no longer have to prove they are financially viable to the Office for Students, as the regulator seeks to reduce duplication. Helen Packer reports
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https://ow.ly/h18Z50XA5G8
December 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Further education colleges offering higher education qualifications may no longer have to prove they are financially viable to the Office for Students, as the regulator seeks to reduce duplication. Helen Packer reports
https://ow.ly/h18Z50XA5G8
https://ow.ly/h18Z50XA5G8
Executive who oversaw Alexa and Prime as Jeff Bezos’ key adviser sets sights on establishing Coursera as universities’ ‘partner’ in technological development, rather than foe. Juliette Rowsell reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/amazon-edtech-why-universities-are-ripe-innovation
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/amazon-edtech-why-universities-are-ripe-innovation
December 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Executive who oversaw Alexa and Prime as Jeff Bezos’ key adviser sets sights on establishing Coursera as universities’ ‘partner’ in technological development, rather than foe. Juliette Rowsell reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/amazon-edtech-why-universities-are-ripe-innovation
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/amazon-edtech-why-universities-are-ripe-innovation
No-fault divorces needed when PhD supervision turns toxic: Fear of reprisals and stigma leads doctoral students to stay in unhealthy supervisory relationships, says Johan Kristian Andreasen
https://ow.ly/aQha50Xz8k6
https://ow.ly/aQha50Xz8k6
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
No-fault divorces needed when PhD supervision turns toxic: Fear of reprisals and stigma leads doctoral students to stay in unhealthy supervisory relationships, says Johan Kristian Andreasen
https://ow.ly/aQha50Xz8k6
https://ow.ly/aQha50Xz8k6
Indonesia’s decision to send 1,000 government-funded scholars to China marks a major shift in its international education strategy, academics say. Tash Mosheim reports #academicsky #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/indonesia-turns-china-meet-training-needs-key-sectors
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/indonesia-turns-china-meet-training-needs-key-sectors
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Indonesia’s decision to send 1,000 government-funded scholars to China marks a major shift in its international education strategy, academics say. Tash Mosheim reports #academicsky #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/indonesia-turns-china-meet-training-needs-key-sectors
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/indonesia-turns-china-meet-training-needs-key-sectors
Australia’s new tertiary education steward may not have the power to devise a replacement for the much-criticised Job-ready Graduates (JRG) scheme of university fees and subsidies, a top higher education policy analyst has warned
https://ow.ly/FI6L50XzWQB
https://ow.ly/FI6L50XzWQB
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Australia’s new tertiary education steward may not have the power to devise a replacement for the much-criticised Job-ready Graduates (JRG) scheme of university fees and subsidies, a top higher education policy analyst has warned
https://ow.ly/FI6L50XzWQB
https://ow.ly/FI6L50XzWQB
Opinion: “When dissent becomes expensive, institutions lose the capacity for rigorous self-reflection, including the willingness to admit error.”
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/TTNw50XyZmA
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/TTNw50XyZmA
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Opinion: “When dissent becomes expensive, institutions lose the capacity for rigorous self-reflection, including the willingness to admit error.”
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/TTNw50XyZmA
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/TTNw50XyZmA
The vast majority of academics do not want artificial intelligence used to assess the next Research Excellence Framework, according to a new report. Patrick Jack reports #REF #academicsky
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https://ow.ly/mobv50Xz6AF
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The vast majority of academics do not want artificial intelligence used to assess the next Research Excellence Framework, according to a new report. Patrick Jack reports #REF #academicsky
https://ow.ly/mobv50Xz6AF
https://ow.ly/mobv50Xz6AF
Opinion: “Graduates who learn to treat dissent as socially risky rather than intellectually necessary will carry those reflexes into newsrooms, policy units and professional institutions.”
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/lZRT50XyB9X
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/lZRT50XyB9X
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Opinion: “Graduates who learn to treat dissent as socially risky rather than intellectually necessary will carry those reflexes into newsrooms, policy units and professional institutions.”
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/lZRT50XyB9X
🖊️ Yashraj Garg #highered #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/lZRT50XyB9X
Half of the University of Manchester’s students will be studying online in the next 10 years as the institution pivots to more flexible learning, according to its latest strategy. Juliette Rowsell reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-manchester-students-be-learning-online-10-years
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-manchester-students-be-learning-online-10-years
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Half of the University of Manchester’s students will be studying online in the next 10 years as the institution pivots to more flexible learning, according to its latest strategy. Juliette Rowsell reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-manchester-students-be-learning-online-10-years
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/half-manchester-students-be-learning-online-10-years
Long read: Political battles over a planned New Zealand medical school illustrate how the subject of where doctors are trained excites public passions like no other in higher education, explains John Ross
https://ow.ly/Vyxw50Xz7uv
https://ow.ly/Vyxw50Xz7uv
November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Long read: Political battles over a planned New Zealand medical school illustrate how the subject of where doctors are trained excites public passions like no other in higher education, explains John Ross
https://ow.ly/Vyxw50Xz7uv
https://ow.ly/Vyxw50Xz7uv
Students have filed a lawsuit against Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University in an attempt to halt a major commercial development that threatens one of the area’s last surviving heritage sites. Tash Mosheim reports
https://ow.ly/GNgJ50Xz4Vn
https://ow.ly/GNgJ50Xz4Vn
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Students have filed a lawsuit against Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University in an attempt to halt a major commercial development that threatens one of the area’s last surviving heritage sites. Tash Mosheim reports
https://ow.ly/GNgJ50Xz4Vn
https://ow.ly/GNgJ50Xz4Vn
Some 10,000 jobs could be lost each year at UK universities as leaders continue to cut staff numbers to tackle ongoing financial problems, new analysis suggests. Helen Packer reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-universities-could-cut-10000-jobs-every-year-v-c-predicts
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-universities-could-cut-10000-jobs-every-year-v-c-predicts
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Some 10,000 jobs could be lost each year at UK universities as leaders continue to cut staff numbers to tackle ongoing financial problems, new analysis suggests. Helen Packer reports
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-universities-could-cut-10000-jobs-every-year-v-c-predicts
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-universities-could-cut-10000-jobs-every-year-v-c-predicts