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Why teaching in English may not be such a good idea
Research suggests that students learn better in their native tongue, and English fails to prepare international students for a job after graduation, says Michele Gazzola
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Shared identity: universities and their towns are mutually reliant
Ahead of the UK City of Culture 2021 being named next month, Craig Mahoney looks at how winning the title can revitalise towns and their universities
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Turkey’s rival scientific academies vie for legitimacy
Pushed to break away from the established Turkish academy by increasing government control, Bilim Akademisi has now been accepted into the European fold
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Rise of the research-bots: AI software that writes your papers for you
Critics warn new 'Manuscript Writer' program may be too good to be true, since automated content could run the risk of plagiarism
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US and Japan poles apart on their view of graduate ability
Latest Global University Employability Survey revealed the contrasting opinion of US and Japanese firms towards their higher education systems
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USS pension changes would be a disaster for universities, but they are preventable
A badly understood notion of risk has created a fake crisis in university pensions that will devastate academia, argues Dennis Leech
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Bath v-c merits higher pay than Oxbridge heads, says council chair
Under-fire head of Bath's governing body defends high pay of Dame Glynis Breakwell after Hefce rebuke
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Cash-strapped university proposes to abolish academic departments
Academics object to reforms at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
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How to ace your TEF submission: learning from 'gold' institutions
Stephanie Marshall looks at the common features exhibited by universities that successfully achieved a TEF rating upgrade
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Research councils take note: there is no innovation without scientific research
Research of lasting value needs an open environment
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All academics 'with major research responsibility' in REF 2021
New rules implemented 'will give a more rounded view of the research carried out' and reflect better on individuals, says funding body head
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Budget 2017: what it could mean for higher (and further) education
David Robinson looks at what Philip Hammond might have in store for universities
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Dream of French mega-university lives on as grandes écoles split
Despite failure to include several prestigious institutions in the project, the president of the University of Paris-Saclay says that it will still be a ‘globally world-class university’
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Czech election victors want ‘market-oriented’ university approach
ANO, led by outspoken billionaire Andrej Babiš, hopes for a utilitarian, internationally focused higher education sector