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Last month, the Australian Academy of Science condemned the country’s ongoing review of research for ignoring a long-term funding decline that has left basic research at ‘breaking point’. Was that a rhetorical overstatement or a sober statement of fact?
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https://ow.ly/9N6l50XvQK3
Labs can be overstimulating spaces for autistic students. Hear from one student about the hurdles they’ve encountered and the support that’s helped them thrive: https://ow.ly/Q9tz50Xxnba #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky University of Salford
Prevent overstimulation and support autistic students in the laboratory
Laboratory sessions can prompt overstimulation in autistic students. Here, one student outlines the challenges they’ve faced and what support has helped
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November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Labs can be overstimulating spaces for autistic students. Hear from one student about the hurdles they’ve encountered and the support that’s helped them thrive: https://ow.ly/Q9tz50Xxnba #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky University of Salford
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'Brexit has only cemented a dangerously misguided sense that international engagement is not essential to the UK’s future'
Opinion: “More than ever before, we need British diplomats, spies and soldiers to speak the language of our adversaries. We need universities like Nottingham to be pumping out Russian and Mandarin graduates each year, to work across Whitehall.”
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
🖊️ Ian Proud
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November 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
'Brexit has only cemented a dangerously misguided sense that international engagement is not essential to the UK’s future'
The English regulator is monitoring two dozen universities over concerns they could go under in the next year, although it remains confident that there is “light at the end of tunnel” on university finances
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
Seven 'large providers' at risk of going under in the next year
Skills minister says no higher education institutions are at imminent risk of collapse this year, but OfS confirms over 20 providers are being closely monitored
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November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The English regulator is monitoring two dozen universities over concerns they could go under in the next year, although it remains confident that there is “light at the end of tunnel” on university finances
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
With a focus on emotional safety, connection and clear communication, these actions build belonging and support #well-being across any discipline: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/everyday-strategies-build-belonging-and-wellbeing #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Everyday strategies to build belonging and well-being
With a focus on emotional safety, connection and clear communication, these actions build belonging and support well-being across any discipline
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
With a focus on emotional safety, connection and clear communication, these actions build belonging and support #well-being across any discipline: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/everyday-strategies-build-belonging-and-wellbeing #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Middle Eastern university leaders have said institutions in the region need to improve the commercialisation of their research if they are to be globally competitive. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
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#AcademicSky #EduSky
‘Academic excellence no longer enough’, Arab universities told
Institutions in the Middle East should establish an innovation hub to help young people develop their own companies, THE summit hears
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November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Middle Eastern university leaders have said institutions in the region need to improve the commercialisation of their research if they are to be globally competitive. @julietterowsell.bsky.social reports
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
Opinion: “If we want young people to study languages, the government needs to show that doing so can lead to real and exciting careers. That might involve creating foreign language degree apprenticeships, for example in Russian and Mandarin.”
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Opinion: “If we want young people to study languages, the government needs to show that doing so can lead to real and exciting careers. That might involve creating foreign language degree apprenticeships, for example in Russian and Mandarin.”
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
#Burnout in higher education often stems from sacrificing well-being to “get things done”. Here's how to break that habit: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/using-pick-three-method-avoid-burnout-higher-education #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Using the ‘pick three’ method to avoid burnout in higher education
One can accomplish only so many tasks in a given day, so try selecting three from five designated priorities and ensuring they are nurtured, says Sandy Jones
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#Burnout in higher education often stems from sacrificing well-being to “get things done”. Here's how to break that habit: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/using-pick-three-method-avoid-burnout-higher-education #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
A majority of Britons support the government’s proposed 6 per cent levy on international student tuition fees, according to new polling by YouGov
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/public-backs-6-cent-levy-international-student-fees
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/public-backs-6-cent-levy-international-student-fees
Public backs 6 per cent levy on international student fees
YouGov survey finds 57 per cent of adults support a proposed tax on tuition fees paid by overseas students, even as universities warn of serious financial consequences
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November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A majority of Britons support the government’s proposed 6 per cent levy on international student tuition fees, according to new polling by YouGov
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/public-backs-6-cent-levy-international-student-fees
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/public-backs-6-cent-levy-international-student-fees
How do you make campus feel more welcoming? Ask the students:
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https://ow.ly/QutA50XxmMl #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Co-creation for a more welcoming campus community
A foundation mentoring scheme helped students widen their networks. But how to increase participation? Involving students in a co-creation research project provided the answer
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
How do you make campus feel more welcoming? Ask the students:
https://ow.ly/QutA50XxmMl #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
https://ow.ly/QutA50XxmMl #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
To thrive in future jobs (even the ones we can’t predict), students need cognitive skills, not just subject expertise: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/teaching-core-skills-todays-and-tomorrows-jobs #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Teaching core skills for today’s and tomorrow’s jobs
Students need skills that go beyond subject knowledge to be ready for as-yet-unknown jobs. For institutions, that means preparing them with cognitive abilities – and awareness of how to apply them – for careers now and in future
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November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
To thrive in future jobs (even the ones we can’t predict), students need cognitive skills, not just subject expertise: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/teaching-core-skills-todays-and-tomorrows-jobs #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
In today’s unpredictable labour market, reflective skills give students a real advantage. Encourage them to pause, evaluate and stay agile rather than depend on fixed career-planning tools, writes Michelle Civile: https://ow.ly/VxKT50XxmK2 #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicChatter
Reflective skills are key in an unpredictable labour market
Students need to be agile to succeed in the workplaces of the future. Rather than rely on static career planning tools, teach students to pause and evaluate
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November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In today’s unpredictable labour market, reflective skills give students a real advantage. Encourage them to pause, evaluate and stay agile rather than depend on fixed career-planning tools, writes Michelle Civile: https://ow.ly/VxKT50XxmK2 #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicChatter
A wave of premature deaths among Chinese scientists has triggered fresh scrutiny of the country’s academic work culture #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/A6zp50XwUwL
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A wave of premature deaths among Chinese scientists has triggered fresh scrutiny of the country’s academic work culture #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/A6zp50XwUwL
Opinion: “More than ever before, we need British diplomats, spies and soldiers to speak the language of our adversaries. We need universities like Nottingham to be pumping out Russian and Mandarin graduates each year, to work across Whitehall.”
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Opinion: “More than ever before, we need British diplomats, spies and soldiers to speak the language of our adversaries. We need universities like Nottingham to be pumping out Russian and Mandarin graduates each year, to work across Whitehall.”
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
🖊️ Ian Proud
https://ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
A potential victory by Plaid Cymru in next year’s Welsh elections could see reforms made to a scheme that supports Welsh students to study at top universities, with the party likely set on reducing the amount of higher education funding that crosses the border
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https://ow.ly/emT250XwOO7
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A potential victory by Plaid Cymru in next year’s Welsh elections could see reforms made to a scheme that supports Welsh students to study at top universities, with the party likely set on reducing the amount of higher education funding that crosses the border
https://ow.ly/emT250XwOO7
https://ow.ly/emT250XwOO7
Graduates from both Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester will be eligible for a discount on postgraduate courses at either institution as the universities look to boost enrolment. Patrick Jack reports
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November 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Graduates from both Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester will be eligible for a discount on postgraduate courses at either institution as the universities look to boost enrolment. Patrick Jack reports
https://ow.ly/Lt3450XwOx2
https://ow.ly/Lt3450XwOx2
Last month, the Australian Academy of Science condemned the country’s ongoing review of research for ignoring a long-term funding decline that has left basic research at ‘breaking point’. Was that a rhetorical overstatement or a sober statement of fact?
https://ow.ly/9N6l50XvQK3
https://ow.ly/9N6l50XvQK3
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Last month, the Australian Academy of Science condemned the country’s ongoing review of research for ignoring a long-term funding decline that has left basic research at ‘breaking point’. Was that a rhetorical overstatement or a sober statement of fact?
https://ow.ly/9N6l50XvQK3
https://ow.ly/9N6l50XvQK3
As deepfakes blur truth and political divides widen, the arts and humanities offer essential skills such as reflection and resilience. And, of course, they provide respite and balance. Patty Raun explains: https://ow.ly/AsL250XwYTK #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
‘The arts and humanities celebrate what makes us human’
As deepfakes blur truth and political divides widen, the arts and humanities offer essential skills such as reflection and resilience. And, of course, they provide respite and balance. Patty Raun explains
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November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As deepfakes blur truth and political divides widen, the arts and humanities offer essential skills such as reflection and resilience. And, of course, they provide respite and balance. Patty Raun explains: https://ow.ly/AsL250XwYTK #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
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Science secretary Liz Kendall rejects criticisms that Labour's increased direction of research funding towards its national priorities breach long-held conventions limiting political interference in science www.timeshighereducation.com/news/kendall... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
Kendall: Haldane not breached by research spending direction
Science secretary defends decision to dedicate nearly a fifth of UKRI budget to policy priorities
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November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Science secretary Liz Kendall rejects criticisms that Labour's increased direction of research funding towards its national priorities breach long-held conventions limiting political interference in science www.timeshighereducation.com/news/kendall... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
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Love the notion of students helping to create authentic assessments for other learners! This empowers students & also honors the work experience, insights, and competencies they bring to the table. #AcademicSky #EduSky #assessment
Engineering education requires up-to-date industry knowledge. Why not deploy your senior students to craft authentic assessments? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/ask-students-create-assessments-industry-insight #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Ask students to create assessments for industry insight
Engineering education requires up-to-date industry knowledge. Why not deploy your senior students to craft authentic assessments?
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Love the notion of students helping to create authentic assessments for other learners! This empowers students & also honors the work experience, insights, and competencies they bring to the table. #AcademicSky #EduSky #assessment
Science secretary Liz Kendall has rejected criticism that Labour’s increased direction of research funding towards its national priorities breaches long-held conventions limiting political interference in science
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Kendall: Haldane not breached by research spending direction
Science secretary defends decision to dedicate nearly a fifth of UKRI budget to policy priorities
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November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Science secretary Liz Kendall has rejected criticism that Labour’s increased direction of research funding towards its national priorities breaches long-held conventions limiting political interference in science
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Engineering education requires up-to-date industry knowledge. Why not deploy your senior students to craft authentic assessments? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/ask-students-create-assessments-industry-insight #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Ask students to create assessments for industry insight
Engineering education requires up-to-date industry knowledge. Why not deploy your senior students to craft authentic assessments?
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Engineering education requires up-to-date industry knowledge. Why not deploy your senior students to craft authentic assessments? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/ask-students-create-assessments-industry-insight #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Staff at Imperial College London are due to strike for four days over a dispute about pay cuts and paternity leave
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#AcademicSky #highered
Imperial staff to strike again over pay and parental leave
The UCU said employees at the London institution refuse to accept a 'real-terms pay cut' while management spends elsewhere
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November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Staff at Imperial College London are due to strike for four days over a dispute about pay cuts and paternity leave
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Staff at Imperial College London are due to strike for four days over a dispute about pay cuts and paternity leave
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/imperial-staff-strike-again-over-pay-and-parental-leave
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/imperial-staff-strike-again-over-pay-and-parental-leave
Imperial staff to strike again over pay and parental leave
The UCU said employees at the London institution refuse to accept a 'real-terms pay cut' while management spends elsewhere
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Staff at Imperial College London are due to strike for four days over a dispute about pay cuts and paternity leave
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/imperial-staff-strike-again-over-pay-and-parental-leave
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/imperial-staff-strike-again-over-pay-and-parental-leave
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University of Hertfordshire is latest institution to be placed on student visa ‘action plan’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hertfor... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
Hertfordshire latest to be placed on student visa ‘action plan’
University of Hertfordshire becomes eighth institution identified by Home Office as at risk of breaching sponsorship duties in past 12 months
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November 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
University of Hertfordshire is latest institution to be placed on student visa ‘action plan’ www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hertfor... via @patrickjack.bsky.social
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Nigel Seaton interview: University of Dundee finances will be 'normalised' if it secures £40m government bailout, but more job cuts are unavoidable if the institution is to have a sustainable future www.timeshighereducation.com/news/seaton-...
Seaton: Dundee finances soon ‘normalised’ but job cuts a must
In wide-ranging interview, crisis-hit university’s interim principal admits further redundancies are ‘uncomfortable’ for ministers and acknowledges ‘moral hazard’ of £62 million bailout
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November 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Nigel Seaton interview: University of Dundee finances will be 'normalised' if it secures £40m government bailout, but more job cuts are unavoidable if the institution is to have a sustainable future www.timeshighereducation.com/news/seaton-...