Chinese scholars ‘win up to £127,000’ for papers in top journals
Analysis reveals extent of reward system for international publications, which could be distorting scientific incentives
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Russell Group on tuition fees: students should pay, but system needs update
Current fees system ‘isn’t perfect’, but it does a decent job of balancing the interests of universities, students and taxpayers, says Tim Bradshaw
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Andrew Adonis attacks ‘greed’ of £450K Bath v-c
Labour peer calls for funding council intervention on Glynis Breakwell’s salary
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Chief executive of UK’s Student Loans Company suspended
Steve Lamey put on leave ‘pending an investigation into concerns which have been raised’
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One in five alternative providers seeking degree-awarding powers
Independent Higher Education survey indicates that new providers will look to compete with established universities in future
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Andrew Adonis hits out at academics (and academics hit back)
Former education minister speaks out on vice-chancellors’ pay, ‘summer holidays’ and academics’ workloads
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Subra Suresh named as next Nanyang Technological University head
The former president of Carnegie Mellon University will lead the Singaporean institution from 2018
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Global Teaching Excellence Award: 27 universities on shortlist
UK institutions make up more than half the finalists for inaugural HEA/THE prize
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Applications to UK universities down 4 per cent, says Ucas
EU applications drop 5 per cent post-Brexit, as numbers of mature and nursing applicants also decline
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The New Russian Book: A Graphic Cultural History, by Birgitte Beck Pristed
What’s in a book cover? Grace Lees-Maffei examines a history of graphic design in Russian fiction
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The Autonomous City: A History of Urban Squatting, by Alex Vasudevan
Takeovers of empty properties reveal different conceptions of community, Clare Griffiths writes
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Big Capital: Who Is London For?, by Anna Minton
Lisa Mckenzie on the property speculation that extracts profit from a global city by pushing out the working classes
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The week in higher education – 13 July 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Bad for business? One in five global MBAs runs at a loss
Universities continue to run ‘jewel in the crown’ programme because of its ‘prestige’, survey finds
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THE survey: one in three English v-cs backs Labour plan to scrap fees
Half of university leaders surveyed say £9,000 system is unsustainable, showing widespread desire for major reform