To get on, skip university and do an apprenticeship – survey
Respondents to Social Mobility Commission poll feel on-the-job training offers better prospects than higher education
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Higher education obsession ‘holds back developing countries’
Universities offer prestige but vocational colleges offer jobs, say leaders in three continents
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Porn star talk exposes role of funding in free speech debate
Managers’ first reaction is usually to ‘look at the bottom line’, but ‘they’re just usually not as crass and as crude as this’
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Winning ways: THE Awards winners share secrets of success
Universities offer insights on tackling the gender pay gap, excelling at research supervision and supporting disabled students
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Why the humanities are crucial in evidence-based decision-making
The rise of technical metrics for accountability has managers straitjacketed to best practices and could overlook the human factor in decision-making, argues Alfredo Cumerma
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Warning over impact of Indigenous discrimination case in Canada
Legal battle between aboriginal former dean and university could halt institutions’ progress on indigenisation, scholars say
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High student-staff ratio ‘pushes Australian campuses to the edge’
‘Proactive’ female recruitment drive closes staff gender gap, but fails to keep pace with enrolments
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Lack of evidence means education is ‘like 19th-century medicine’
Increased statistical evaluation will pinpoint the educational ‘treatments’ that work, says Yidan prizewinner
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Isaiah Berlin: Latvia celebrates its local philosopher made good
Scholars in Riga and the UK explain why political theorist is still worth studying
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The absence of women in science’s history could help bridge today’s gender gap
Understanding the barriers female scientists have historically overcome could help to increase women’s participation in scientific fields, argues Claire Jones
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When you’re a lecturer in a business school but you can’t spell ‘business’
Don’t be afraid to reveal that you’re a dyslexic in academia; Ben Marder – a ‘busyness academic’ – explains the benefits of ‘coming out’
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Fears seen as outpacing reality as Chinese buy US colleges
Chinese purchases of US college campuses may be more about pursuing business objectives than promoting ideology
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Oxford’s new graduate college to focus on AI and climate change
First new college in almost 30 years will begin recruitment in 2019
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Higher education is the gateway to peace and prosperity in Pakistan
New ambitions to increase Pakistan’s higher education capacity and collaborations with the UK are reason enough be hopeful for the country’s future, says Cara Aitchison
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Contract cheating websites ‘blackmailing whistle-blowers’
Australia is latest country to consider legislation against essay mills