Scholar packs a punch in the wrestling ring as ‘Mr Canada’
Liberal arts professor Dan Mathewson uses his wrestling alter ego to explore the politics of the working-class American South
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Nature boss warns Plan S could put journal out of business
Springer Nature says highly selective titles need special treatment under European-led open access initiative
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Critical thinkers honed in the liberal arts are in sharp demand
The 21st-century labour market will increasingly want well-rounded freethinkers – the very thing that courses such as Western civilisation develop, says Daniel Hutto
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Arts universities struggle for survival in US
Institutions struggle to cope with changing student tastes, demographic shifts and the difficulty of scaling up their model
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Swansea makes complaint to police after senior staff suspensions
University began investigation after concerns about £200 million development project led to suspension of v-c and dean
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English v-cs’ overall remuneration tips towards £300K
Average salary rise of £8,000 awarded to English university leaders highlights ‘lightweight’ nature of new regulator, says University and College Union
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Wollongong clarifies Ramsay sway over Western civilisation course
Australian university releases details of curriculum for philanthropically funded degree
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Call for £500 million fund to boost UK universities’ civic role
Dozens of universities are already interested in striking ‘civic university agreements’ proposed by commission
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Rural schools ‘need extra cash’ to support university access
Pupils in rural and coastal areas are losing out in the drive to widen participation, says charity
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‘Perfect 10’ wariness reveals gender bias in student evaluations
Switching to a six-point scale in surveys eliminates perceived gap in teaching performance, study finds
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Uighur academics targeted by Chinese ‘cultural cleansing’
Academics have been urged to mention China’s persecution of Muslim minorities at every public event in which they participate
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After neoliberal misery will come collegial and creative universities
Self-organising academics who are still passionate about their jobs will diverge from depressing, neoliberal institutions to create new, democratic ones, predicts Monika Kostera
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Peers ‘extremely concerned’ over lack of no deal planning for HE
House of Lords committee also calls for UK to fully associate to EU’s Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes after Brexit
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Cardiff announces plans to axe equivalent of 380 jobs
Welsh university says it is not currently planning compulsory redundancies but cannot rule them out in future