Black students ‘do better’ at historically black colleges in US
Study reveals success of historically black universities when students’ backgrounds are taken into account
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Twitter-only conferences can have global impact
The UK's first-ever Twitter-only teaching and learning conference shows academic symposia with international reach can be organised on a shoestring, say Natalie Lafferty and Pat Lockley
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Gender pay gap: call for transparency on university bonuses
Reporting regulations too ‘ambiguous’, allowing institutions to interpret them to their advantage, experts argue
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Open University’s second-chance model ‘may already be gone’
Figures on student numbers suggest that 2012 funding reforms in England have already fundamentally changed the OU
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REF open-access requirement for books ‘worth the outlay’
Concerns over cost and impact of proposals can be overcome, say scholars
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Move over, Mediterranean: liberal arts course turns to Harlem
Reed College responds to student complaints that its flagship module was too white, too male and too Eurocentric
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The Open University can be saved
The framing of the Peter Horrocks row misses the bigger issue underlying the conflict and the opportunity to sketch out a vibrant future for this important national institution, say Mark Brandon, Joe...
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UK university staff offered 1.7 per cent pay rise for 2018-19
Trade unions asking for a 7.5 per cent uplift or an extra £1,500, whichever is greater
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Top universities and scholars in biochemistry
US universities dominate list of institutions and researchers that are most likely to publish the most cited scholarship for the subject
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'Academically' educated 'show higher support for British values'
Study calls for more focus on providing citizenship education to those on vocational track
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Ex-CNRS head: don’t rip up French recipe for research success
Concerns that France’s flagship research body is too large and unwieldy to move with the modern times are unfounded, says former president Alain Fuchs
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Cambridge launches policy institute to tackle ‘age of disruption’
Centre will combine basic research with practical solutions to grand challenges
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Litigation and learning don’t mix
Financial disputes and litigation are lose-lose situations for universities and students no matter the outcome, says Ronel Lehmann