Victoria vice-chancellors’ salaries come under scrutiny as Australia's federal government vows to crack down on excessive senior university pay packages
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Tension has increased on campuses dotted across the United States and Canada, with riot police called in to break up encampments and end protests - Nathan M. Greenfield reports universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

While the protesters’ at US campuses demands vary, what unites them is a call for schools to use their financial leverage and other influence to apply pressure on Israel - writes Mira Sucharov universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

New ultra-right universities, well-funded and ideological, aim to replace liberal perspectives, attacking the university's traditional role - write Jo-Anne Dillabough & Andrea Peto

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International student recruitment continues to be complicated, influenced by divergent sentiments, geopolitical tensions and the lack of a long-term vision - writes @HdeWitIHEd

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We have to show that arts and humanities PhDs can be as valid as those in engineering or life science - writes Christopher Smith

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An understanding of the epistemicide inflicted on pre-colonial Muslim education and knowledge systems is a first step towards achieving the Islamic scientific critical consciousness - writes Usama Javed Mirza

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Ignoring the global reality – and plurality – of the English language is impractical, when thousands of overseas students will bring their Englishes with them - write Alexander Baratta, Paul Vincent Smith & Rui He

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United Kingdom’s rejection of the European Union’s youth mobility plan in favour of bilateral discussions with old allies on the continent may be intended to showcase the UK’s status as a powerful sovereign state - writes Anne Corbett

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Germany's Education and Research Minister urges caution in academic ties with China after three Germans were arrested for allegedly sharing military tech information - Michael Gardner reports universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Higher education often lacks a culture of effective communication and information-sharing despite their acknowledged importance - writes Nita Temmerman

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Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is prevalent in Kenyan tertiary education institutions. Young women are frequently the targets, and older male students are often involved in the abuse - Scovian Lillian reports universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Incidents in which lecturers beat students have been captured on video at various universities in Nigeria - writes Abdulrasheed Hammad

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Extreme climate events such as floods and heatwaves continue to pose significant challenges to economies and communities worldwide, and universities play a crucial role in developing long-term solutions for mitigation - Eve Ruwoko reports

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Are there lessons to be learned from South Africa by countries looking to develop skills for rapidly advancing fields related to data and artificial intelligence? - writes Desmond Thompson

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The National Union of Mauritanian Students and several professional health organisations have condemned the police for using force to disperse a peaceful demonstration in the capital Nouakchott - Wagdy Sawahel reports

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Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence on #ArtificialIntelligence may be focused on ‘computational thinking’, but it has the ‘human touch’ to thank for its rapid progress - writes Desmond Thompson

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Dr Whitfield Green, says South Africa's tertiary education sector has undergone “massive surgery” from apartheid to a system serving all citizens - writes Edwin Naidu universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Astronomers, says Professor Mattia Vaccari, “found themselves in the unenviable position of moving from a relatively small data problem to a very big data problem – perhaps in the fastest way ever experienced by a science domain” - Karen MacGregor reports
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Female students in Iran are reporting feelings of fear and apprehension when entering university campuses after the regime in Tehran began a new crackdown to enforce the wearing of the hijab or head covering - Shafigeh Shirazi & Yojana Sharma report universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…