Cape Town reconciliation commission fails to heal protest wounds
Report warns that racism persists in South Africa’s leading university, but it has attracted criticism
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THE Asia University Rankings 2019 table information
Key statistics The data shown under key statistics is that provided by the university itself in its submission to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It represents data from the...
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Lawyers should not be the judges of academic responsibility
Publishers’ terror of libel law and focus on their profit margins have made them excessively risk-averse, says Stuart Macdonald
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Early career productivity ‘linked to workplace, not training’
Data on almost 2,500 computer scientists in US and Canada suggest ‘prestige’ of PhD institution does not influence number of papers they later produce
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Stanford pursues talks to save academic press after criticism
University threat to cut $1.7 million annual subsidy generates widespread protest
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English plan to increase EU student fees ‘awful for universities’
Proposal would also withdraw financial support for students from the European Union
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Complaints to ombudsman for England and Wales up by fifth
Spike may be a sign of a more consumerist attitude among students
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London branch campuses ‘offer much less’ than parent institutions
Analysis of capital outposts finds staff are not as well qualified and facilities are typically less impressive
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India warned against diluting quality in expansion push
Bharatiya Janata Party’s election manifesto includes pledges to substantially boost student numbers and create three new specialist universities
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Net widens on fishy research misconduct probe
Marine biologist Oona Lönnstedt has gone to ground in Sweden after being found to have fabricated data
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Confront fraudulent research before it spreads
When credible concerns emerge about research validity, universities and journals must move quickly, writes John Ross
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Academic achievement is not the only definition of merit in university admissions
The US admissions scandal notwithstanding, Australian university history reveals a variety of approaches to allocating university places, say Gwilym Croucher, James Waghorne and Hamza Bin Jehangir
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Academics seek to close pay gaps between US system campuses
Rutgers deal aims to combat wealth divide between New Brunswick flagship and outposts in Newark and Camden
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The science of ‘Breaking Bad’: a catalyst for young chemists
The show’s scientific adviser Donna Nelson discusses the crime drama’s legacy, six years on from its conclusion
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The ingredients for successful internationalisation
The keys to success include aligning it with academic missions and having an institution-wide approach, say Anna-Malin Sandström and Ross Hudson