Publishers split over how to tackle ResearchGate
While one group of publishers takes academic network to court over copyright, another strikes deal
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Pros and cons of Purdue’s ‘budget cutter without peer’
Land-grant university’s seven-year tuition freeze under former Republican governor means out-of-state recruitment drive
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No more graduates needed: Switzerland goes it alone on HE
Combining egalitarian access, prized vocational education and elite research universities, the ‘Swiss paradox’ may offer international lessons
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New research partnership model devised after Facebook scandal
Academics establish deal with social network that will allow ‘insider’ scholars to filter data given to researchers
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Decisive action is needed to address the gender pay gap
If the legislative requirements to respond to gender pay gaps are perceived as weak, the moral imperative for universities to act is strong, argues Anthony Forster
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Three years on campus ‘should not be norm’ in England, says minister
Sam Gyimah tells MPs that for universities ‘to carry on as if we are still in 1965 is not acceptable’
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Students’ bid for UK strike compensation ‘passes legal milestone’
Law firm says legal claim can now progress after 1,000 people joined class action
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Brain gain: education credited for Australian population growth
Foreign students help drive the growth of Australia’s biggest cities
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Dare to be positive about Europe’s lowest-performing regions
Ahead of the Times Higher Education Research Excellence Summit in the Czech Republic, Jan Palmowski summarises the changes needed to unlock the research potential in new Europe
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Research prestige boosts students’ satisfaction, study finds
Evidence from German Excellence Initiative suggests elite status rubs off on student perception – even if this is irrational
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US student enrolment growth to ‘decline over next decade’
But government data predict that share of black and ethnic minority students on campuses will rise
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Students must lead the fight for fewer guns on US campuses
It’s time for students to step in and end the political stalemate on stopping gun violence on university campuses, says Sarah Kenny
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Economists’ communication problems extend to social media
Struggle to engage effectively highlighted by study comparing Twitter use with other disciplines
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UK’s elite universities ‘still have social justice problem’
Education committee chair Rob Halfon says ‘sanctions’ should be applied where numbers of disadvantaged students stall or decline