A University Education, by David Willetts
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UK higher education remains largely unmoved by market forces
Faith in private-sector innovation has driven Conservative reforms under both Willetts and Johnson – but is that really what universities need?
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Laurie Taylor – 23 November 2017
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Basic income: all roads lead back to the REF
I was intrigued by the proposals on basic research income, as, I expect, were any researchers whose individual income is below the mean (“‘Basic income’ to fund research”, News, 12 October). The idea...
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Shortfall short shrift
There is no “financial shortfall” in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (“Strike looms as universities seek end to USS defined benefit deal”, News, 17 November). What we have is a ludicrous...
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Surprise bill
The recent National Audit Office report on private higher education providers fails to address grave shortcomings in the conduct of the Student Loans Company (“NAO: still no ‘firm grip’ on English...
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A business proposal
It was great to hear Alec Cameron, vice-chancellor and chief executive of Aston University, elaborate on the relationship between business schools and universities at the Chartered Association of...
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PhD principles
Bonded scholarship schemes run by governments and companies are not uncommon (“The pains of bondage”, Opinion, 16 November). It is not the business of UK universities to renegotiate these schemes but...
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‘LinkedIn degrees’ from global providers ‘could leave UK behind’
Open University vice-chancellor claims that courses curated by technology giants might be more attractive than Russell Group’s offerings
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What next for Zimbabwe’s ‘tainted’ higher education system?
Agnieszka Piotrowska looks at the past, present and possible future of Zimbabwe’s universities, following the resignation of Robert Mugabe
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Overseas student enrolment in Canada rises by 11 per cent
Universities Canada says country is ‘known worldwide as a nation that values diversity and inclusion’
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Oxford v-c: ‘educational divide’ threatens democracy in UK and US
Louise Richardson says universities must be fair in admissions and focus on inequality in response to populism