USS’ straw man
In his article “USS strike: we can’t ignore reality of our deficit, says pensions boss” (Opinion, 19 March, www.timeshighereducation.com), Bill Galvin, the chief executive of the Universities...
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Empty training talk
Looking at the article “Bring a professor to work” (Opinion, 22 February), once again I find myself reading a post about the need for academics to prepare students for the “world of work”. Once again...
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French campuses on edge after Montpellier attack
As Macron government seeks major reforms, allegations emerge that academics were among attackers at university
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New leaders for England and Wales ombuds service
Felicity Mitchell and Ben Elger to lead Office of the Independent Adjudicator
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Richer data give the lie to poor completion rates in Canada
Following individuals’ paths in and out of different institutions shows that most students eventually graduate, say Ross Finnie, Richard E. Mueller and Arthur Sweetman
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Students’ narcissism trumps their work ethic
Efforts to convince modern undergraduates to study hard and accept their grades need constant reinforcement, say Raj Persaud and Adrian Furnham
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Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain, by Robert Saunders
Book of the week: After a bitter campaign, the UK once resoundingly rejected Euroscepticism, Vernon Bogdanor writes
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Claims that reproducibility crisis ‘overblown’ spark debate
Scientists reject the ‘crisis narrative’ as an inflammatory distraction from bigger issues
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Appointments – 29 March 2018
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UCU members to be balloted on latest pensions offer
Union serves notice of strike action at 13 universities to begin on 16 April
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USS strike: why I won’t join the pensions strike
Qualified actuary and academic Nick Foster says the case for university pension reform cannot be ignored despite a brilliant anti-cuts PR campaign
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Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings 2018 table information
The Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings 2018 methodology explores four key areas: Resources Does the university have the capacity to effectively deliver teaching? The resources area...
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‘Political propaganda’ banned from Israeli university lectures
Sector leaders decry ‘censorship’, but outright ban on expressing political opinions is not mandatory for now