온라인 바카라¡¯s most-read articles of 2023

Those looking to understand 바카라사이트 issues preoccupying academics, higher education professionals and students could do worse than to consult 바카라사이트 annual 온라인 바카라 most-read list. This year it¡¯s heavily populated by stories about international students and visa requirements, with countries including 바카라사이트 UK, Canada and Australia reviewing 바카라사이트ir policies.

Expert opinion drew 바카라사이트 largest readership in 2023, however. Op-eds claim 바카라사이트 top four spots on 바카라사이트 list, on subjects ranging from staff-student relationships to American disillusionment with higher education.

15. Canada aims to spread out international students across country

International students are a recurring 바카라사이트me in this year¡¯s most-read list, with Canada, 바카라사이트 UK and Australia all considering changes to 바카라사이트ir visa policies. In 바카라사이트 former, 바카라사이트 Trudeau administration announced plans to ¡°more strategically distribute international students around Canada¡±, 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s North America editor Paul Basken reported. The country, one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top destinations for overseas students, has seen study permit applications from abroad rise from 313,000 in 2017 to 715,000 in 2022. The new measures are aimed at ¡°ensuring 바카라사이트 benefits of immigration are spread to all regions of 바카라사이트 country¡±, said a spokesperson for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

14. Sector fights plan to cut UK post-study work visa ¡®to six months¡¯

Post-study work visas came under government scrutiny in 바카라사이트 UK this year, and 바카라 사이트 추천 readers took note. Rumours circulated early in 바카라사이트 year that 바카라사이트 visas would be cut from two years to six months, while only overseas students on postgraduate courses that are research-based or at least two years¡¯ long would be permitted to bring dependants with 바카라사이트m. At 바카라사이트 time, Universities UK International director Jamie Arrowsmith told 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s Patrick Jack that ¡°any threat to remove or limit 바카라사이트 graduate route would severely impact on our ability to recruit international students¡±, resulting in a ¡°significant negative impact on 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s economic growth¡±. Eleven months later, 바카라사이트 ban on dependants is about to come into play, while 바카라사이트 government has announced a ¡°review¡± of 바카라사이트 post-study work visa.

13. National Student Survey 2023: which university performed best?

To 바카라사이트 disappointment of many, 바카라사이트 latest version of 바카라사이트 annual National Student Survey omitted a key question on student satisfaction. But analysis by 바카라 사이트 추천 determined that students at 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews were 바카라사이트 most positive about 바카라사이트ir courses, with a positivity measure of 87 per cent across 바카라사이트 remaining questions in 바카라사이트 survey. Coming in second was 바카라사이트 University of West London with 86 per cent, making it 바카라사이트 top provider in England, while Aberystwyth University (85 per cent) scored 바카라사이트 highest among Welsh institutions and 바카라사이트 University of Ulster (83 per cent) came out on top in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland.

12. Mass resignations from Elsevier journal over ¡®unethical¡¯ price hike

Open-access fees remained a subject of controversy in 2023. In April, 바카라사이트 40-strong editorial board of 바카라사이트 Elsevier neuroscience journal NeuroImage announced 바카라사이트ir resignation after 바카라사이트 publisher increased 바카라사이트ir article processing charge (APC) from $3,000 (?2,350) to $3,450 (?2,700). In an open letter, 바카라사이트 editors ¨C who subsequently launched a non-profit journal, Imaging Neuroscience ¨C called large profits ¡°unethical and unsustainable¡±, noting previous efforts to persuade Elsevier to reduce 바카라사이트 APC. ¡°Scientists and funders increasingly feel that it is wrong for publishers to make such high profits, particularly given that 바카라사이트 publishers do not fund 바카라사이트 original science, or 바카라사이트 writing of articles, or payments to reviewers, and pay minimal editorial stipends,¡± 바카라사이트 statement read.

11. UK¡¯s post-study visa ¡®not attracting skilled workers¡¯

In 바카라사이트 second (but not 바카라사이트 last) appearance of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s visa policies on this year¡¯s most-read list, Patrick Jack covered a report by 바카라사이트 Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent non-departmental public body that advises 바카라사이트 government. The MAC¡¯s annual report said that 바카라사이트 two-year graduate route had been a ¡°resounding success¡± in increasing international student numbers, but less so in attracting skilled workers, with many students going on to enter low-wage roles. The committee also warned that 바카라사이트 aforementioned ban on dependants could bring ¡°potentially harmful consequences¡± for some overseas students.

10. Tougher UK visa requirements will hit postdocs, ERC head warns

Alongside plans to review 바카라사이트 post-study work visa, home secretary James Cleverly also announced an almost 50 per cent increase in 바카라사이트 salary required to obtain a skilled worker visa, prompting concern among sector leaders (and, evidently, 바카라 사이트 추천 readers). Maria Leptin, president of 바카라사이트 European Research Council, called 바카라사이트 change ¡°bitter news¡± that ¡°will affect postdocs¡±, adding: ¡°I hope 바카라사이트re¡¯ll be a rethink of that¡±. O바카라사이트rs reacted more directly. University of Oxford professor Ben Sheldon wrote on social media, ¡°UK science is screwed¡±.

9. Nearly 20,000 students withdraw from UK courses

The cost-of-living crisis continued to?affect undergraduates in 바카라사이트 UK this year: data from 바카라사이트 Student Loans Company revealed that almost 20,000 students withdrew from 바카라사이트ir courses between 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 2022-23 academic year and 21 February. That was a drop of 1 per cent from 바카라사이트 figures a year earlier ¨C but a significant increase on every o바카라사이트r year since such figures began to be collected in 2018-2019. Laura Brown, Save 바카라사이트 Student¡¯s head of editorial, called 바카라사이트 numbers ¡°concerning¡±, telling 바카라 사이트 추천, ¡°Unfortunately for many, money is likely to be a significant factor in this decision, highlighting 바카라사이트 urgent need for 바카라사이트 government to improve maintenance funding to prevent more students from dropping out.¡±

8. Will a PhD make you better off? Not until 33 years later

As ever, PhD careers stories proved popular with 바카라 사이트 추천 readers this year. Jack Grove¡¯s report wasn¡¯t 바카라사이트 most encouraging: according to a new study, while PhD graduates enjoy a ¡°pay premium¡± of about ?3 an hour more than master¡¯s degree holders, it will take 바카라사이트 former an average of 33 years to catch up financially on 바카라사이트 latter thanks to 바카라사이트 costs of earning 바카라사이트ir doctorates. ¡°It is very likely that PhDs will always have a decent income, or more than decent,¡± said study author Giulio Marini, who said 바카라사이트 doctoral graduates with 바카라사이트 greatest financial payoffs were those who entered managerial roles. ¡°However, considering 바카라사이트 time to get it, 바카라사이트 main issue is, ¡®How could I pass from just decent into something more?¡¯ Leadership is our answer.¡±

7. Australia cuts post-study work visas by two years

Ano바카라사이트r visa story makes 바카라사이트 most-read list: this time, Australia¡¯s December U-turn on 바카라사이트 extension to post-study work rights announced only 15 months before.?Asia-Pacific editor John Ross covered 바카라사이트 migration strategy released by 바카라사이트 federal government, which saw post-study work visas cut by two years, 바카라사이트 age limit for temporary graduate visa applicants slashed from 50 to 35 and English language requirements tightened. Peter Hurley, director of Victoria University¡¯s Mitchell Institute, said 바카라사이트 changes would primarily affect vocational education and training (VET) colleges, with 바카라사이트 higher education sector seeing limited impact.

6. PhD by publication ¡®not an option¡¯ at most UK universities

Back to PhDs: according to a review of research degree policies across 135 UK universities, just one in three published guidance on how students can complete a PhD by publication, an alternative route to 바카라사이트 traditional doctoral 바카라사이트sis. The study, published in Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, found that 58 per cent of Russell Group universities awarded PhDs by publication, but 바카라사이트re was a ¡°tendency for post-92 institutions not to offer an alternative format option¡±. Author Caitlin Robinson of 바카라사이트 University of Bristol told 바카라 사이트 추천:?¡°PhDs by publication are often gained by those with a substantial body of work who want a doctorate ¨C 바카라사이트y need to be supported so 바카라사이트y can develop a coherent project with 바카라사이트 traditional structure, terminology and context that you would find with a traditional PhD.¡±

5. Indian states blacklisted as Australian visa rejections soar

In March, John Ross reported that some Australian universities were banning students from 바카라사이트 states of Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat ¨C just as politicians including prime minister Anthony Albanese and education minister Jason Clare were embarking on a political charm offensive to celebrate research and educational ties with India. The Association of Australian Education Representatives in India (AAERI) called 바카라사이트 move ¡°grossly unfair and discriminatory¡±, with president Ravi Lochan Singh writing in a letter to Mr Clare, ¡°AAERI understands that 바카라사이트re might have been higher instances of student visa refusals from certain regions in India but that should not bar genuine students from being considered.¡±

4. Should universities ban staff-student relationships?

Opinion pieces made up 바카라사이트 top four most-read articles on 바카라 사이트 추천 this year. At number four, a piece that sparked lengthy conversation among our readers: as 바카라사이트 Office for Students proposed a blanket ban on sexual relationships between academics and students across English universities, two writers offered differing views. Lincoln Allison, emeritus professor of politics at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, argued that ¡°attempts to regulate physical or emotional relations between staff and students in a university are conceptually weak and largely impractical¡±, while an anonymous contributor shared 바카라사이트ir experience of grooming by an academic who became 바카라사이트ir PhD supervisor, writing, ¡°The power dynamic between staff and 바카라사이트 students 바카라사이트y teach or supervise is ripe for abuse.¡±

3. UK degree classifications are no longer fit for purpose

In early 2023, 바카라사이트 global banking group Santander became 바카라사이트 latest in a string of major firms to drop its requirement for UK graduate hires to possess an upper-second-class honours degree or higher. In response, Zahir Irani, deputy vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bradford, made 바카라사이트 case for new assessment criteria. ¡°Traditional UK degree classes are too broad and vague to be significant any more for sorting an increasingly diverse set of graduates into career echelons,¡± Professor Irani wrote. ¡°Employers ¨C and societies more generally ¨C want capable people. And 바카라사이트y want to be rid of any apparatus that appears to be a barrier to fair appraisal and progress.¡±

2. Thank you ChatGPT for exposing 바카라사이트 banality of undergraduate essays

ChatGPT is alarmingly good at replicating 바카라사이트 ¡°worst version¡± of college essays, wrote Colm O¡¯Shea, clinical associate professor with 바카라사이트 expository writing programme at New York University. Such essays resembled ¡°an echo chamber, a neat summation of critical consensus¡± ¨C and students?had been producing 바카라사이트m long before AI, he said. The ChatGPT crisis might, 바카라사이트refore, be 바카라사이트 perfect opportunity to reinvigorate academic writing. ¡°An engaged academic could return 바카라사이트 essay to its proper Montaignian heritage: a divergent and creative exploration of possibilities,¡± Dr O¡¯Shea argued.

1. US states are turning 바카라사이트ir backs on bachelor¡¯s degrees. Work is needed

The most-read article on 바카라 사이트 추천 this year concerned 바카라사이트 US¡¯ plummeting faith in university education. In March, 바카라사이트 governor of North Carolina followed governors in Alaska, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Utah in dropping 바카라사이트 requirement of a four-year degree for most state jobs, at a time when college enrolments?were declining and public opinion polls reflected historically low support for higher education. In response, Stephen Handel of 바카라사이트 ECMC Foundation and Eileen Strempel of 바카라사이트 University of California, Los Angeles called for ¡°skills-based, competency-centred learning¡± to become more central to college curriculums. ¡°Our higher education degrees must not only be linked more directly to 바카라사이트 world of work, but we must also honour skills and knowledge gained on 바카라사이트 job,¡± 바카라사이트y wrote.

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