Fifth of European Research Council grants lead to ‘breakthrough’
Interdisciplinary and risky projects in particular led to projects that made big strides in understanding, evaluators say
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Canadian university strike ‘harbinger of things to come’
Universities across North America told they must resolve issues around job insecurity as one institution faces 14th week of industrial action
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Forget ‘free speech’ on campus, this debate is about free people
Efforts to reduce hate speech on campus risk undermining the rights of people to express themselves freely as well, argues Chris Martin
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Women perceive disadvantage in competition for leadership roles
Seventy-two per cent of women working in UK universities believe men are at an advantage when pursuing top jobs, Advance HE survey says
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Warwick hopes to be one of Macron’s European university networks
Institution hopes to win funding under European Commission project, despite Brexit
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‘Block teaching’ model ripe for copycats
Teaching experts watching success of Victoria University experiment closely
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Sajid Javid urged to change UK overseas student policy ‘urgently’
Review of international students in net migration target must be priority of home secretary’s ‘fresh look’ at immigration policy, say sector leaders
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What are you reading? – 7 June 2018
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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‘Seismic spring’ shifts US attitudes to student safety on campus
Court rulings make clear that higher education institutions’ responsibilities go further than previously thought
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Malaysia’s change of power prompts fresh look at branch campuses
Although ousted prime minister Najib Razak supported strategy, there were signs it had already reached its limits
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Australian vice-chancellors join the millionaires’ club
Michael Spence maintains status as Australia’s highest-paid university leader despite cut in salary
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Working with institutions outside the global elite is the way to truly internationalise
Universities that realise that innovation won’t always come via the top of league tables are the ones that will thrive in challenging times, says Maggie Dallman
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David Christian: the historian taking the longest view
New book sets human history in the light of the wider trends that have shaped the universe