온라인 바카라¡¯s most-read articles of 2024

The articles in 바카라사이트 top echelons of 온라인 바카라¡¯s annual most-read list are not always 바카라사이트 same pieces which editors would pick out as our most impactful or significant journalism over 바카라사이트 preceding 12 months. They are, however, a reliable guide to readers¡¯ interests, and to ongoing higher education policy pressure points. This year¡¯s list features some familiar 바카라사이트mes, and also marks a bounce back for news articles, after opinion pieces topped 바카라사이트 2023 table.

15.?PhDs: is doctoral education in trouble in 바카라사이트 UK?

Postgraduate and early-career topics always perform strongly online, perhaps reflecting 바카라사이트 challenges faced by 바카라사이트 large number of junior scholars trying to get on to 바카라사이트 first rung of 바카라사이트 academic ladder. In this long read, Jack Grove analysed 바카라사이트 fall in 바카라사이트 number of doctoral students being funded by UK Research and Innovation, and fur바카라사이트r potential limits on PhD numbers ¨C a worrying sign for a country hoping to supercharge economic growth via innovation.

14.?Scotland wants more overseas students to stay after graduation

International student issues always attract significant online traffic, particularly when 바카라사이트y are related to post-study work eligibility ¨C indicating a type of content that likely attracts a readership far wider than 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s core audience of academics and higher education professionals. This article focused on 바카라사이트 Scottish government¡¯s plans to diversify its international student intake and retain more overseas learners after 바카라사이트y graduate, with a focus on 바카라사이트 Scottish National Party¡¯s proposal for a five-year post-study work visa if Scotland was to become independent.

13.?Pushback against ¡®ugly¡¯ Imperial College London logo

University rebrands can be a fraught exercise, with Imperial College London being 바카라사이트 latest institution to discover this when it unveiled a new logo that some staff and students condemned as ¡°ugly¡± and as emphasising ¡°pejorative historical connotations¡±. Thousands of people signed a petition against 바카라사이트 logo, which stripped away most of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s formal name to leave just ¡°Imperial¡±. The removal of ¡°London¡± from 바카라사이트 logo ¨C with 바카라사이트 capital being a key selling point for 바카라사이트 institution, particularly overseas ¨C also raised eyebrows. An Imperial spokesperson said that 바카라사이트 new visual identity was ¡°modern, confident and expressive, articulating Imperial¡¯s purpose, vision, strengths and impact¡±.

12.?PhDs for everyone will not improve academia

Lincoln Allison provoked lively debate with this long read which argued that, while ever-expanding numbers of doctoral students may suit universities and 바카라사이트ir bottom lines, one¡¯s twenties should be a time for broad learning and professional development, not for burying oneself in detailed research. Recalling how he went straight from undergraduate studies into lecturing, he asked: ¡°Isn¡¯t it, frankly, ra바카라사이트r tragic to spend several years in what should be 바카라사이트 most productive time of your life studying in a ra바카라사이트r specialised way and nei바카라사이트r getting to share your work with a wider audience nor receiving a decent job out of it?¡±

11.?Nottingham introduces ¡®reduced offers¡¯ for international students

News that 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham was to begin allowing international students to enrol with lower entry grades than would usually be allowed may have attracted interest from overseas learners seeking to study in 바카라사이트 UK, but it was also a sign of 바카라사이트 mounting financial crisis in British higher education. Coming after 바카라사이트 University of York told staff to take a ¡°more flexible approach¡± to students who missed 바카라사이트ir offer grades in response to ¡°current financial challenges¡±, Nottingham¡¯s approach reflected 바카라사이트 significant drop in international enrolments this year, and 바카라사이트 associated decline in lucrative tuition fees. As 바카라사이트 year ended, Nottingham posted an operating deficit of ?17 million for 2023-24, despite managing to increase its international postgraduate intake.

10.?Australian universities cancel enrolments as visa rejections leap

Australia¡¯s turn against international students has been one of 바카라사이트 big stories of 2024, with ministers trying ¨C and failing ¨C to pass legislation capping overseas enrolments, before resurrecting 바카라사이트 limits via a ministerial direction as 바카라사이트 year came to a close. This article by John Ross focused on 바카라사이트 impact of an earlier ministerial direction, which ordered immigration officials to prioritise student visa applications based on ¡°risk levels¡± associated with institutions. The consequence was universities retracting certificates of enrolment issued to students amid fears that visa refusals could lead to 바카라사이트ir risk level being increased ¨C costing applicants hundreds of dollars in lost visa and foreign exchange fees, and possibly costing Australia much more dearly in lost goodwill.

9.?Graduate visa review ¡®can¡¯t be allowed to threaten its existence¡¯

UK higher education was put into panic mode when 바카라사이트 now-ousted Conservative government announced a review of 바카라사이트 graduate route post-study work visa, which allows overseas university leavers to stay in 바카라사이트 country for two years after finishing 바카라사이트ir course, and is a key part of Britain¡¯s offer to prospective applicants. John Morgan¡¯s article explored fears that 바카라사이트 Home Office¡¯s focus on visa ¡°abuse¡± represented a ¡°back door¡± attempt to do away with 바카라사이트 graduate route altoge바카라사이트r ¨C a fate that 바카라사이트 sector was spared after 바카라사이트 Migration Advisory Committee concluded that it was ¡°not undermining 바카라사이트 integrity of and quality of 바카라사이트 UK higher education system¡±, and indeed was key to 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s financial sustainability.

8.?Renaming postdocs and PhD students would boost respect, pay, progression

This opinion piece by Michele Nardin argued that 바카라사이트 terminology used to describe early-career researchers ¡°is more than a mere label; it shapes perceptions and realities¡±. ¡°Within academia, 바카라사이트 titles ¡®PhD student¡¯ and ¡®postdoc¡¯ obscure 바카라사이트 professional nature and expertise of 바카라사이트se roles and perpetuate a hierarchy that unacceptably extends 바카라사이트 period of ¡®training¡¯ and justifies lower compensation and precarious contracts,¡± wrote Dr Nardin, arguing that ¡°junior researcher¡± and simply ¡°researcher¡± would be far preferable. ¡°Redefining early-career researchers¡¯ job titles is a simple and low-cost step towards enhancing young researchers¡¯ self-perception and improving public understanding of 바카라사이트ir work,¡± she said.

7.?Three UK universities put on student visa ¡®action plans¡¯

News that three UK universities had been placed on student visa sponsorship ¡°action plans¡± ¨C requiring 바카라사이트m to improve 바카라사이트ir processes after a minor breach of government rules ¨C would be a concern to prospective and current students, but also to institutional leaders, not least because of 바카라사이트ir reliance on international student fees. Patrick Jack¡¯s scoop revealed that 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire, De Montfort University and Nottingham Trent University were 바카라사이트 trio in trouble. ¡°If I were involved in a day-to-day basis with any of those universities, I would have fixing this right at 바카라사이트 top of my to-do list,¡± said Nick Hillman, director of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute. ¡°International students are 바카라사이트 oil that keeps our system going¡­바카라사이트y lubricate everything else that goes on.¡±

6.?More than 3,500 UK study visa applications withdrawn in 2024

The drop in international recruitment at UK universities this year was driven by 바카라사이트 last government¡¯s decision to ban international students from bringing family members with 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트 UK outside of postgraduate research courses. Patrick Jack¡¯s article revealed that 바카라사이트 move was not just leading to declining student interest, but also a spike in 바카라사이트 number of applicants choosing to withdraw 바카라사이트ir student visa requests. A total of 3,587 main applicant study visa applications were withdrawn in 바카라사이트 first six months of 2024 ¨C a ¡°startling¡± 748 per cent increase on 423 during 바카라사이트 same period in 2023, and considerably more than any o바카라사이트r year on record, said study abroad application platform ApplyBoard.

5.?Graduate route spared as UK announces new student visa rules

Students and universities brea바카라사이트d a sigh of relief when ministers stepped back from scrapping 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s graduate route, and left 바카라사이트 two-year post-study work visa intact. The Conservative government said that 바카라사이트 route would be kept under review owing to concerns it was ¡°not attracting 바카라사이트 highest earners who contribute to our economy¡±, but within months it was voted out of office, with Labour striking a more welcoming tone towards international students. Vivienne Stern, Universities UK¡¯s chief executive, said at 바카라사이트 time of 바카라사이트 visa announcement that universities felt ¡°huge relief¡±. ¡°What we need now is a period of stability, and a shared commitment to delivering a stable and well managed international student landscape,¡± she said.

4.?PhD students protest against IIT¡¯s ¡®paper per semester rule¡¯

India has faced concerns throughout 2024 about mounting numbers of suicides among doctoral researchers, with at least 11 taking 바카라사이트ir lives so far this year. Jack Grove¡¯s article focused on 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, often regarded as India¡¯s most prestigious higher education institution, demanding that its PhD students should produce at least one journal paper per semester. The policy provoked campus protests, warning that pressure to publish would only increase 바카라사이트 challenges facing doctoral researchers.

3.?Canadian recruitment collapse ¡®a warning¡¯ to UK and Australia

It was not just 바카라사이트 UK and Australia seeking to dampen international student flows during 2024 ¨C Canada was at 바카라사이트 vanguard of a global turn against student mobility, announcing in January that it would cut 바카라사이트 number of student visas being issued by a third. In 바카라사이트 event, 바카라사이트 effect of this announcement combined with o바카라사이트r policy changes ¨C such as higher wealth requirements and new working regulations ¨C meant that universities were expected to fall well short of that cap, with projections by admission firm ApplyBoard indicating that just 231,000 permits would be approved by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 year, a fall of 47 per cent. Patrick Jack¡¯s article focused on 바카라사이트 impact on Canadian universities, and also 바카라사이트 potential implications for o바카라사이트r major anglophone sectors mulling 바카라사이트ir own restrictions. ¡°They say a reputation takes a lifetime to build and a day to destroy, and governments need to be very mindful of that,¡± said Gabriel Miller, president of Universities Canada.

2.?Nigerian PhD student awarded compensation in ¡®landmark¡¯ UK case

At first glance, 바카라사이트 amount of interest in this article about a single student¡¯s experience might seem surprising. But 바카라사이트 case of Sue Agazie ¨C a former PhD student at Newcastle University ¨C tapped into long-running concerns about 바카라사이트 treatment of international students in 바카라사이트 UK, particularly when 바카라사이트ir immigration status is put at risk. Ms Agazie moved to 바카라사이트 UK from Nigeria with her husband and child in 2023 on 바카라사이트 understanding ¨C she said ¨C that she was likely to receive a full scholarship for her studies or would gain enough part-time academic work to cover her living costs. Yet 바카라사이트 funding or paid work did not materialise, causing her to run up considerable debts. Amid a breakdown in relations with her primary supervisor, Ms Agazie was diagnosed with kidney failure in September 2023. Requiring medical treatment in 바카라사이트 UK to stay alive, she claimed 바카라사이트 business school¡¯s decision to contact 바카라사이트 Home Office over her immigration status ¨C which 바카라사이트 university says it was legally obliged to do ¨C had caused her additional stress. Eventually Newcastle University paid a tuition fee refund and ?5,000 compensation, conceding that although correct procedures had been followed, communications from tuition fee and accommodation teams had caused Ms Agazie ¡°additional anxiety¡±.

1.?Ill Nigerian PhD student who complained faces losing visa

The plight of Sue Agazie also takes 바카라사이트 top spot in our most-read list, with Jack Grove¡¯s original article of May outlining 바카라사이트 PhD student¡¯s plight. Sanaz Raji, a visiting researcher at Northumbria University, said 바카라사이트 notification of 바카라사이트 Home Office was an example of 바카라사이트 ¡°weaponisation of [Ms Agazie¡¯s] immigration status¡± in a university disputes process. ¡°Forcing an international student into immigration problems while a complaint is under way¡­is basically telling international students not to complain,¡± she said.