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Emilie Murphy calls on those who challenged the teaching excellence framework methodology in the past to stop sharing their university ratings with pride
On International Women in Engineering Day, Alice Larkin decries the slow progress on improving gender balance in her discipline
The TEF will do ‘more than any single step in history’ to change the landscape of teaching in British universities, argues Anthony Seldon
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The TEF results will not halt universities’ unease about the exercise, the prospect of gaming the system or anxiety about long-term consequences
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Brian Bloch considers the attacks against two Humboldt University scholars in the internet age
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Looking for a surefire way to alleviate the boredom of an exam board meeting? Bingo.
Emilie Murphy calls on those who challenged the teaching excellence framework methodology in the past to stop sharing their university ratings with pride
On International Women in Engineering Day, Alice Larkin decries the slow progress on improving gender balance in her discipline
The TEF will do ‘more than any single step in history’ to change the landscape of teaching in British universities, argues Anthony Seldon
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The American system isn’t ideal but it beats the UK’s, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Being head of undergraduate studies was an eye-opener for Stephen Curry
Shahidha Bari on academics’ strange relationship with the idea of failure
Older academics need to make room for the young, says Sally Feldman
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The results of the TEF discussed by the Times Higher Education editorial team
Senior figures from Australian higher education discuss the changes announced in May's budget
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Despite all that’s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision
Sir Christopher Snowden, former Universities UK president, attacks ratings in wake of Southampton’s bronze award
Emilie Murphy calls on those who challenged the teaching excellence framework methodology in the past to stop sharing their university ratings with pride
To defend the values of reason from political attack we need to be more discriminating about the claims made in its name, says John Hendry
But the highest value UK spin-off companies mainly come from research-intensive universities, latest figures show