World of higher education (8)

I believe the answer is:

academia

(Other definitions for academia that I've seen before include "The world of scholarship" , "Educational community" , "scholastic life" , "The world of college or university" , "schools and universities" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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