Italy mandates live delivery and staff ratios for online degrees
New decree, also requiring exams to be held in person, divides opinion among distance-learning universities
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Release more student loan funds upfront to ease cash flow ¨C v-cs
Government urged to rebalance payments to universities to align with high-cost teaching periods
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Interview with Amin Ghaziani
Sociologist of queer nightlife on the fate of gay bars, the power of a good night out, and why academia could benefit from a bit more joy
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Will Finland¡¯s big spending on R&D buy it the gift of growth?
Nokia¡¯s runaway success may have rung off a decade ago, but the Nordic nation hopes to dial up its tech prowess by increasing?state investment in R&D by 80 per cent, putting the nation among the...
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Banks get tougher as UK universities¡¯ debt issues mount
Need to meet commitments on loans taken out in boom years forces institutions to accept worse terms and conditions, or look to non-traditional sources for new funding
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The week in higher education ¨C 19 December 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world¡¯s media
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Students ¡®routinely abuse¡¯ assessment deadline extension requests
Administrative workloads rise as many more learners ¡®dishonestly¡¯ claim health-related essay extensions, survey suggests
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Consider teaching assessments for offshore courses, says Hepi
Reading professor says a version of the Teaching Excellence Framework could provide reassurance about the quality of the UK¡¯s transnational education courses
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Answering the call: the university¡¯s early Christmas present
With the University of Rural England¡¯s hopes of survival resting on a bailout from a disgruntled tech bro alumnus, John Gilbey¡¯s seasonal tale sees its embattled vice-chancellor go back to the future...
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Unscientific social science is trading under false pretences
Social scientists must work hard to verify their conclusions. Too many that do?not are rewarded anyway, says Martyn Hammersley
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Bedfordshire faces monitoring after OfS registration breach
University required to report to English watchdog as it addresses quality concerns relating to business and management courses
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Australian student caps resurrected in ministerial workaround
New directive prevents officials from issuing more than 270,000 student visas next year, and applies indicative caps on institutions previously proposed through legislation
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LSBU to OU: Dave Phoenix named Open University vice-chancellor
Biochemist heads to Milton Keynes after decade leading London South Bank University
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UK university financial crisis ¡®failing to register with public¡¯
Polling indicates lack of awareness over sector¡¯s funding turmoil, with public seeing more international enrolments as solution to difficulties