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
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TEF head makes case Down Under for ‘rebalancing’ sector targets
Sir Chris Husbands visits Australia as it considers introducing performance-related funding system similar to UK’s teaching excellence framework
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Republicans push to rate universities on graduate earnings
Senate education committee chair pushes to apply federal aid eligibility test for private colleges across whole sector
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De Montfort confirms departure of v-c Dominic Shellard
Announcement follows days of speculation over senior leadership at Leicester institution
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Mainstream or monograph? Melbourne exposes publishing dilemma
University presses should not produce popular books at the expense of academic ones, say scholars
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Two universities, addressing 21st-century challenges together
Chris Husbands explains how his institution's strategic partnership with La Trobe University in Australia will address a global future while remaining firmly rooted in its community
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US campus police up their game in response to mounting threats
Officers draw on expertise from around the world as they deal with protests, extremist speakers and hate crimes
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UCU officer’s ‘unnecessary’ seven-month suspension lifted
Royal Holloway professor Jeff Frank back at work after lengthy suspension over ‘farcical’ and ‘non-specific’ charges relating to union activity
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Online recruitment of research subjects ‘an ethical minefield’
Australian researchers say a lack of guidance material forces researchers to second-guess ethics committees
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Scholarships’ effect on social mobility is keenly felt in the Commonwealth
They can break down the financial and geographical barriers to higher education, advancing universities’ purpose to serve the common good, says Joanna Newman