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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 5m
AI’s pace of change is challenging the idea that education is something we complete at the beginning of adult life. Read five lessons for extending the university-learner relationship across a career: ow.ly/e9tA50ZUwYs #Highered
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Learning shouldn’t have a graduation date
AI’s pace of change is challenging the idea that education is something we complete at the beginning of adult life. Drawing on lifelong learning expertise, Aidan McGowan shares five lessons for extending the university-learner relationship across a career
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 1h
Students who arrive at university midway through their studies often miss out on vital introductory courses, and the opportunity to discover the career services centre with confidence. Here’s how to remedy that: ow.ly/ngyV50ZUwU5 #Highered
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Three steps to introduce transfer students to career services
Students who arrive at university midway through their studies often miss out on vital introductory courses, and the opportunity to discover the career services centre with confidence. Here’s how to remedy that
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 1h
Copenhagen university turns to anthropologist Morten Axel Pedersen to lead AI strategy, who likens challenge of adapting to new technologies to the industrial revolution. Seher Asaf reports #highered #AI #academicsky ow.ly/B0vr50ZUywa
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 2h
Shorter courses and focus on artificial intelligence help universities in Gulf increase admissions by 15 per cent in one year. Juliette Rowsell reports #highered #edusky ow.ly/vJQh50ZUxeA
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 2h
Opinion: LinkedIn, the platform that once promised meaningful professional exchange, has become performance theatre. We must do better, says Sorin Krammer #highered #humblebragging #academicsky www.timeshighereducation.com/opinio…
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 2h
Allowing certain universities to charge more in tuition fees will undermine the importance of teaching-focused institutions, according to a vice-chancellor. Georgia Louise Luckhurst reports from #CPC26 #highered #tuitionfees #edusky ow.ly/2Mri50ZUzH0
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 14h
The alumni community have been exactly where students are now. Here’s how harnessing their expertise and guidance can be invaluable: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus… #Highered
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Preparing students for the workplace? Alumni could be the key
The alumni community have been exactly where students are now. Here’s how harnessing their expertise and guidance can be invaluable
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 16h
A great teacher is there to inspire students, not through theatrics of personality but because of a burning love of their subject, writes Steve Lambert: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus… #Highered
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What sets great teachers apart?
A great teacher is there to inspire students, not through theatrics of personality but because of a burning love of their subject, writes Steve Lambert
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 16h
Students writing in English as a second language bring a practical and targeted approach to research, reading and writing. Xinqiang Li explains how he integrated these lessons into his teaching: ow.ly/Hkza50ZUwwj #Highered
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International scholars’ real-world strategies in academic writing
Students writing in English as a second language bring a practical and targeted approach to research, reading and writing. Xinqiang Li explains how he integrated these lessons into his teaching
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 17h
A former v-c and an ex-head of Ucas will take part in an independent review of human resources processes at the University of Cambridge, established after a tribunal found a whistleblower was victimised for raising concerns over the treatment of female staff #HR #edusky ow.ly/qg7050ZUyWR
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 18h
Let’s avoid teaching students that #AI is a topic separate from the rest of the course content. Instead, embed it in course design. Find out how: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus… #Highered
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AI literacy as habit, not bolt-on
Let’s avoid teaching students that AI is a topic separate from the rest of the course content. Instead, embed it in course design. Find out how
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 18h
Universities have the research capacity, the educational mission and the moral obligation to lead on menopause education. It is time for men in academia to step up, drive the conversation and share the burden, writes Mark Butterick: ow.ly/W4Jm50ZUwmV #Menopauseawareness
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Start with men: universities must do more on menopause education
Universities have the research capacity, the educational mission and the moral obligation to lead on menopause education. It is time for men in academia to step up, drive the conversation and share the burden, writes Mark Butterick
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 18h
The strong economic impact of international students is not enough to dissuade the public from backing further recruitment curbs being pushed by the likes of Reform UK, a former universities minister has warned. Georgia Louise Luckhurst reports from #CPC26 #highered #edusky ow.ly/gqtL50ZUv8V
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 20h
A research funding network that used artificial intelligence to reject half of grant proposals to its latest funding call has committed to redoing the review process, reports Frances Jones #research #UKRI #AI #grants ow.ly/ZCj150ZUqXc
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 21h
Three scientists will share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work that has been hailed as paving the way for a “new era of neuroscience”. Frances Jones reports #Nobels #neuroscience #research ow.ly/fEM650ZUphS
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Opinion: By treating equity work as an ideological luxury, institutions are destroying the safety net that everyone will eventually need, says Marcina Singh #EDI #equity #highered #edusky www.timeshighereducation.com/opinio…
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Leading Chinese physicists have condemned UK Research and Innovation’s “irresponsible” decision to withdraw funding from an upgrade to an experiment at Cern, Europe’s world-leading particle physics facility. Frances Jones reports #UKRI #Cern #physics #research ow.ly/uNre50ZU0F9
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The focus on the individual benefits of university is not playing well with those who do not go. Sector advocates need to work harder to illustrate the benefits skilled workers confer on the whole of society, say Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel #skills #edusky #society ow.ly/XgYG50ZTRM5
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dwindling staff teams lacking relevant experience could hold back UK universities’ efforts to recruit overseas students, experts have warned. Rosalind Skillen reports #highered #internationalstudents ow.ly/8kqP50ZTYYt
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Former Bristol mayor Marvin Rees says research-intensive universities must put professors to work on civic challenges caused by academic expansion. @jgro-the.bsky.social reports from #THEwas #highered #regeneration ow.ly/7cBa50ZU1XL
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Belgian anti-discrimination body is to push for the prosecution of suspended Ghent University academic Nathan Cofnas for racism, reports Rosalind Skillen #highered #DEI #edusky www.timeshighereducation.com/news/n…
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Several universities in France have closed their campuses after university students joined a nationwide youth protest and blocked access to institutions across the country. Seher Asaf reports #highered #protests #edusky ow.ly/1b3r50ZTUmh
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Universities across the UK have been advised to implement their final pay offer despite its rejection by the sector’s five unions. Juliette Rowsell reports #highered #payrise #unions #UCU www.timeshighereducation.com/news/u…
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The preprint server arXiv has introduced a cap of two submissions per author per month in response to an “exponential increase” in volume, drawing both praise and criticism from scholars. Frances Jones reports #research #preprints ow.ly/Kn1I50ZTRFM
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Learn about the many ways bias manifests across higher education and discover strategies to reduce its impact – from mindful language and critical thinking to bias-aware teaching and hiring practices: ow.ly/L8Nu50ZTNvF #Highered #Academicsky
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Australia’s latest international education overhaul will manage student flows “without trashing one of our nation’s largest and proudest export sectors”, the government says, but critics say near-weekly “whack-a-mole” changes are sending colleges to the wall #edusky #visas ow.ly/tLvB50ZTPkK
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A software program can give students a better proxy for business environments and help them make better decisions. Learn how: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus… #Highered #Academicsky
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The world is not a case study: teaching business judgement with the Bloomberg Terminal
A software program can give students a better proxy for business environments and help them make better decisions. Learn how
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Optional modules are being cancelled at the last minute at some UK universities as institutions feel the full effect of summer job cuts and ongoing strike action. Juliette Rowsell reports #highered #strikes #jobcuts #edusky ow.ly/eG7c50ZTAaN
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Chinese president Xi Jinping’s invitation for 100,000 “young Americans” to study in China has been well received by the global higher education sector, but there is some wariness about how substantial the exchanges will be, reports Rosalind Skillen #highered #China #edusky ow.ly/Zgac50ZTros
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Spanish universities are stepping up their presence in China with a flurry of new campuses and institutes as they seek closer ties with the country’s research and technology sectors, reports Seher Asaf #highered #China #research #edusky ow.ly/Oueu50ZTsUw
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How to prepare, support and work with student co-creators so that diverse perspectives can genuinely shape change: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus… #Higherd #Academicsky
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Co-creation isn’t simply asking for students’ views
How to prepare, support and work with student co-creators so that diverse perspectives can genuinely shape change
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Opinion: Even in the most difficult circumstances innovation and educational reform are possible but international help is needed, says Tania Chernysh #highered #Ukraine #edusky www.timeshighereducation.com/opinio…
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
MI5 security warning underlines need for ‘tougher’ research security measures and more resources to guard against espionage risks, MPs and research managers warn. Frances Jones reports #MI5 #nationalsecurity #espionage #academicsky ow.ly/xEc750ZTAPW
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t leave the development of soft skills up to chance – they can be the difference between one graduate candidate and another. Here’s how to build them into teaching: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus… #Highered #Academicsky
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Give students space to practise the soft skills they’ll need for the workplace
Don’t leave the development of soft skills up to chance – they can be the difference between one graduate candidate and another. Here’s how to build them into teaching
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In embedding #AI into curricula without considering how it shapes students’ thinking, relationships and sense of self, educators risk switching one problem for another. Amy Allen and David Hicks offer an approach to help ensure well-being in the age of AI: ow.ly/MGcH50ZTNuw #Highered
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Why AI literacy must include supporting student – and faculty – well-being
In embedding artificial intelligence into curricula without considering how it shapes students’ thinking, relationships and sense of self, educators risk switching one problem for another. Amy Allen and David Hicks offer an approach to help ensure well-being in the age of AI
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Canberra’s plan to subsidise Fijian students at Australian universities has stoked concern about loss of talent from the Pacific nation #highered #braindrain #edusky www.timeshighereducation.com/news/b…
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
News Talks podcast: With a new degree co-designed by Aardman Animations and the Royal College of Art announced this week, we examine the role of business in moulding degrees as universities face ever greater pressure to boost graduate employability #employability #highered ow.ly/SjPV50ZTzj5
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In embedding artificial intelligence into curricula without considering how it shapes students’ thinking, relationships and sense of self, educators risk switching one problem for another. Read about an approach to help ensure well-being in the age of #AI: ow.ly/jaqY50ZTscg #Highered
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Why AI literacy must include supporting student – and faculty – well-being
In embedding artificial intelligence into curricula without considering how it shapes students’ thinking, relationships and sense of self, educators risk switching one problem for another. Amy Allen and David Hicks offer an approach to help ensure well-being in the age of AI
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Researcher mobility between the European Union and the US and China has fallen sharply in recent years, but more Chinese researchers are choosing European destinations over the US for the first time, a major report by the bloc shows. Seher Asaf reports #research ow.ly/PFGF50ZTxu7
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Moving research into action requires more than publishing evidence. Stories, images, trusted messengers and examples of uptake can build public acceptance, shift what people see as possible and help evidence become practice and policy: ow.ly/Km5v50ZTsb1 #Highered #Academicsky
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What the movement to integrate the arts and health can teach us about making research matter
Moving research into action requires more than publishing evidence. Stories, images, trusted messengers and examples of uptake can build public acceptance, shift what people see as possible and help evidence become practice and policy
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Even students with a solid grasp of English can find it hard to construct coherent arguments in their academic writing. A six-week training course centred around an AI-powered corpus platform could help, writes Liu Kanglong: ow.ly/wRsN50ZTs6V #AI #Highered #Academicsky
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A tool for teaching argumentative writing to EFL students
Even students with a solid grasp of English can find it hard to construct coherent arguments in their academic writing. A six-week training course centred around an AI-powered corpus platform could help, writes Liu Kanglong
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Muslim law students might feel a sense of belonging at law school but what happens when they enter the profession? Maria Bhatti and Sandy Noakes outline tips for making that transition more inclusive: ow.ly/4V8O50ZTs9f #Highered #Academicsky
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How can we ease Muslim law students’ transition into the workplace?
Muslim law students might feel a sense of belonging at law school but what happens when they enter the profession? Maria Bhatti and Sandy Noakes outline tips for making that transition more inclusive
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Confidence using apps and social media doesn’t always indicate that first-year students can use university systems. Here are four ways how to make sure their practical computing habits are up to scratch: ow.ly/xZ4N50ZTs2V #Highered #Academicsky
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How to turn students’ smartphone confidence into academic digital literacy
Confidence using apps and social media doesn’t always indicate that first-year students can use university systems. Here are four ways how to make sure their practical computing habits are up to scratch
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With Asian universities now on the brink of the highest reaches of the THE World University Rankings, what would it take for them to break into the top 10? #THEUnirankings www.timeshighereducation.com/news/w…
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Opinion: Why my university is closing the TPS pension to new starters Even though contribution rates have gone down, the volatility makes long-term financial planning very difficult, says David Mba #highered #pensions #TPS #edusky ow.ly/Z8rE50ZTq8r
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nearly half of Scottish universities are forecasting deficits in the coming years, according to a report by the Scottish Funding Council, despite an uptick in funding, reports Juliette Rowsell #highered #funding #edusky ow.ly/Uwq450ZT8iT
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Opinion: Well-meaning interventions to help students avoid struggle, emotional pain or failure have gone too far, says Jennifer DeBurro #highered #studentsupport #edusky www.timeshighereducation.com/opinio…
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Chinese government has urged the country’s universities to adapt to demographic decline and to better differentiate themselves from one another in a package of sweeping education reforms. Rosalind Skillen reports #highered #demographics #edusky ow.ly/fI1I50ZT60g
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Greenwich v-c Jane Harrington describes her institution’s merger with Kent as ‘incredibly hard work’ and warns struggling institutions would need support to do the same. Juliette Rowsell reports #highered #mergers #edusky ow.ly/AZJc50ZT9GF
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Less than a fifth of students undertaking STEM PhDs are from low socio-economic backgrounds, a report has found, resulting in disadvantaged students “being lost from the pipeline”, reports Juliette Rowsell #highered #STEM #disadvantage #edusky #PhDs ow.ly/isxB50ZTbQZ
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