Professional graduate degrees are not inferior
Degrees focused on specific careers need be no less rigorous or innovative than other graduate qualifications, say Sandro Galea and Lisa Sullivan
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For better terms, casualised academics must follow support staff’s lead
Early career academics on temporary contracts must put aside personal hopes of a better future and unite to improve their current lot, says Steven Parfitt
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Growing numbers of US students reporting mental health problems
Nearly 15 per cent of American undergraduates diagnosed with anxiety, and 12.2 per cent have depression, major study finds
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Pension scheme contribution hikes are an own goal for government
Increasing the amount of money employers are expected to pay in to the Teachers Pension Scheme will harm the social mobility missions of post-92 institutions, says Greg Walker
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Adelaide merger costs outweighed benefits, says South Australia
Older partner left with regrets, as youngster pulls plug on mooted marriage
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Royals back gender and climate action on Pacific tour
Duke and Duchess of Sussex highlight universities’ work on climate change resilience and gender equality
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China urged to play the long game of scientific development
Tsinghua provost urges researchers to take the risks required to achieve major breakthroughs
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Is REF moving the goalposts for early career working-class researchers?
‘Sorry, you need some REF publications’ is becoming commonplace in rejection letters, says Robert Hesketh
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Quality questions in US shift towards competency-based assessment
Trump administration plans to allow universities to attract federal funding for students based not on the amount of time they spend studying but on measurements of their ability
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Cambridge ‘forces of conservatism’ fight postdoc voting plan
Conflict over proposals to grant say in running of university to all 4,000 postdocs, who conduct ‘bulk’ of research
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Call for creation of teaching-focused universities in Australia
Consultants argue Humboldtian ideal of research-informed teaching ‘shackles’ institutions into uniformity
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UCU: when the branches and the centre are brave
The UCU is in a unique position of strength and reflection – the low turnout for the pay dispute ballot doesn't change that, says Michael Carley
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Adelaide and South Australia call off merger talks
Negotiations unable to reach agreement on ‘threshold issues and strategic risks’
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Students’ view of PhD’s value drops as course progresses
Satisfaction with postgraduate research declines significantly over course of programme, survey reveals
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MPs want UK university funding tied to tackling sexual harassment
Women and Equalities Committee call for UK to follow US Title IX example, accusing government, regulators and institutions of ‘passing the buck’