“I’ve been shocked over many years with the assumption that if one has studied Russia, they can easily understand Ukraine, when Ukraine is culturally and historically very different,” said Rory Finnin, who teaches Ukrainian Studies at Cambridge www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ukraini...

Ukrainian studies in ‘crisis’ despite rising demand in Europe

Most universities still treat Ukraine as a marginal topic even as need for specialists with deep knowledge of the country rises

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Hungary has begun recruiting new members for boards overseeing its foundation-run universities as part of efforts to meet the European Commission’s conditions for unlocking frozen funds www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hungary... via @seher-education.bsky.social

Hungary begins revamping university boards to unlock EU funding

Overhaul aims to satisfy EU requirements, while giving the government time to come up with a replacement for controversial foundation model

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TU Delft plans to set aside 132 of 440 places in its aerospace degree programme for women to address decades of under-enrolments #highered #genderequality #edusky https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dutch-university-allowed-use-gender-quota-aerospace-degree

A rare decision to revoke the doctorate of one of France’s most famous science communicators after an investigation found evidence of plagiarism has fuelled calls for greater transparency in how universities investigate research misconduct #plagiarism #academicsky https://ow.ly/EoXI50ZfT9Z

Belgium’s French-speaking universities have criticised a controversial tuition fee increase approved by parliament, warning that students are being asked to pay more for a chronically underfunded system #highered #studentdebt #edusky https://ow.ly/rU6p50ZbTIJ

Proposed €7 billion cut to Horizon budget will damage Europe’s competitiveness and innovation ambitions, universities warn www.timeshighereducation.com/news/eu-woul... via @seher-education.bsky.social

EU would ‘regret’ Horizon Europe budget cuts ‘for years’

University groups say plans to reduce funding for flagship research programme an ‘astonishing act of political incoherence’

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“Academic freedom depends not only on institutional structures but also on whether critical thinking and academic work can function free from political pressure.” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/hungary... via @seher-education.bsky.social

French bill ‘could trigger bankruptcies’ at for-profit providers: success of new legislation aimed at curbing poor-quality education will depend on whether institutions lose access to public funds, experts say https://ow.ly/GBaO50Z5zSC

Long read: New rules mandating higher tuition fees for non-EU students have sparked debate on whether France’s universities have abandoned their egalitarian principles and may soon charge far heftier fees for all, writes Seher Asaf #highered #tuitionfees #edusky https://ow.ly/NkrT50Z53cx

I spoke to several academics who cited concerns over data privacy, their opposition to travel bans and the general political climate under the #Trump administration #AOM

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European academics are opting to miss an annual US gathering for business scholars over visa fears and opposition to president’s research policies, prompting @aomconnect.bsky.social to move event in future years https://ow.ly/XxFI50Z2LqN

Ukraine’s State Tax University considers how to restore campus to its former glory after more than half was destroyed in first weeks of Russian invasion https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/trauma-informed-design-war-torn-ukrainian-university-rebuilds

Young scholars should not have to move institutions or countries to advance their job prospects, according to proposed “minimum standards” for research careers that also recommend harmonising salaries across Europe https://ow.ly/8AXT50Z2C6C

More than 1,000 scientists urge European Research Council to reverse resubmission rule, reports @jgro-the.bsky.social #edusky #research https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/more-1000-scientists-urge-erc-reverse-resubmission-rule

More than 1,000 scientists urge ERC to reverse resubmission rule

Plans to limit reapplications to European Research Council will penalise bold and original proposals and early career researchers, senior researchers claim

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With polls predicting defeat for Viktor Orbán in Sunday’s elections, will Hungary rip up its authoritarian playbook for universities, asks Seher Asaf https://ow.ly/TSIr50YFw7b

Academic freedom has deteriorated in 50 countries over past decade while improving in just nine, says annual Academic Freedom Index, warning decline in university autonomy in US faster than in Hungary, Turkey and India www.timeshighereducation.com/news/unusual... via @seher-education.bsky.social

Users could paste their work into Grammarly & get AI-generated feedback from academics & well-known authors like @neildegrassetyson.com and @stephenking.bsky.social (it appears without their consent). The company is now facing a lawsuit. CEO Mehrotra told me the feature had “missed the mark"

Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Grammarly has pulled a controversial tool that used artificial intelligence to simulate written feedback “inspired” by academics and public intellectuals – both dead and alive – without their consent as it faces a class action lawsuit #AcademicSky #AI https://ow.ly/t43K50YsOPa