UK universities stockpiling in case of no-deal Brexit
UUK survey of institutions suggest most feel prepared but student recruitment and staff retention already being hit
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Students ‘afraid’ to use university mental health services
Nearly one in five first-year UK undergraduates tell Unite Students survey that they have a mental health condition
New journal to publish ‘negative’ results and reproducibility disputes
Open access journal will publish results from studies sometimes dismissed as ‘failures’ as well as replication attempts
Cambridge neuroscientist claims world’s richest award for education research
Usha Goswami’s work has allowed educators ‘to arm themselves with scientific understanding’
Ethicist warns universities against using AI in admissions
Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions
Student’s arrest highlights fine line for Hong Kong universities
Hong Kong Baptist University unrest comes as mass demonstrations in city pass 100-day mark, with major impact for universities
China’s threats to academic freedom ‘pose risks’ to foreign partners
Lack of scholarly freedom in China threatens future progress for its universities and harms overseas partnerships, warns Scholars at Risk
Failed UK for-profit’s students could ‘fall through cracks’, MP fears
HE institutions have offered more than 2,000 places to GSM students, but uncertainty remains over fate of others
New US free college plans show pitfalls of local options
Cornell, New Mexico and Morehouse schemes highlight importance of debate at federal level, say experts
Bad mark early on quadruples student dropout risk
Results of early assignments can make or break students’ determination to continue their studies, Australian research suggests
