Cambridge signals major shift towards online learning
New short courses aimed at professionals come with £2,000 price tag
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Recruitment agents ‘closing Australia desks’ in China
Resurgent student flows set to bypass Australia and New Zealand as education agents in most regions usher clients to more welcoming countries
Scrapping foundation year funding ‘would end vital second chance’
English universities argue foundation years diversify STEM intake, as Augar call to scrap funding comes back on agenda
Rigid system pushes Chinese students to unscrupulous agents
Thousands of families are on a ‘high risk’ path to overseas education
‘Eulogy to research’ as pandemic makes teaching the priority
Survey of UK academics shows widespread belief that leaders have used ‘disaster management’ to shift focus away from research, cut jobs and increase managerialism
It’s official: flipped classroom boosts student grades
Meta-analysis of meta-analyses finds incontrovertible benefits, particularly in ‘authoritarian’ teaching cultures
Class suspended over ‘hoax’ anti-white racism allegation
Investigation, despite little evidence, seen as reflecting growing power of conservative critics of academia
India has renewed push for mutual recognition of qualifications
Employers, universities and students are demanding bilateral recognition of Indian qualifications.
Imperial professor dismissed for research misconduct
Prolific cancer researcher Eric Lam has been fired after investigation found evidence of data falsification and manipulation
Complete PhD coverage for lecturers ‘undesirable’, says professor
But author of 2012 paper on staff qualifications says it is likely to be ‘norm and expectation’ that many academics have a doctorate
