Using Twitter to measure research impact ‘needs quality control’
Large-scale study raises questions about the usefulness of altmetrics for assessing research quality
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US universities get creative at moneymaking as enrolment falters
Small colleges are renting out dormitory rooms, licensing coffins and selling their own ketchup
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Online university trades student credits in high-debt era
University of the People strikes deals to allow its students to progress to leading institutions, but increasing proportion of recruits have dropped out elsewhere
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Finland is not the happiest place on earth for an academic
Don’t believe the hype; Finnish universities face just as many problems with professional mismanagement and staff morale as those in other countries, says Gareth Rice
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Glasgow School of Art aims for normality in extraordinary times
Director Tom Inns explains how the institution is coping after fire gutted its iconic Mackintosh building
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A student loan by any other name would carry as much debt
Changing the language we use for student loans while increasing student maintenance will not improve access to higher education as the Money Saving Expert suggests, argues Amatey Doku
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Australia forced to play catch-up on student mental health
Government mandate could force universities to address issue more strategically
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Student death toll rises in Nicaragua after latest police clashes
Ongoing violence in the country’s capital forces students to flee the city’s largest university campus
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Sam Gyimah’s second adviser shows trend for ‘loyalty’ jobs
Minister’s second ‘pad’ could signal government taking policy more ‘in-house’, some suggest
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Zombie excellence: the age of ZEF?
A plan outlining the zombie excellence framework was found on the laptop of estranged academic Jolliest Vendettas of the University of Neoliberalia, who believes it is 2044 and she now works for the...
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Train staff to handle sex assault disclosures, universities told
Australian report responds to concerns about prevalence of sexual violence on campuses
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THE podcast: Teaching Excellence Summit interview with Richard Arum
Richard Arum, dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Education, speaking after his plenary speech at the 2018 Teaching Excellence Summit
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THE podcast: teaching and learning and research, oh my!
Experts in teaching and learning weigh in on the teaching versus research debate from the 2018 Times Higher Education Teaching Excellence Summit held at the University of Glasgow
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Oxford and Cambridge singled out on access by new regulator
Elite institutions could face sanctions if they fail to deliver on promise to conduct evaluation of bursary spending