Quarter of arts PhDs ‘neglect career development’
Many UK doctoral students view professional development as a ‘distraction’ or a ‘waste of time’, says study
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Can rising entry standards explain the rise in firsts?
Data on the entry qualifications of students at UK universities suggest that there must be more to the growth in top degrees
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‘Worst ever’ research papers revealed
Neurobiologist questions whether academia has reached ‘peak sting’ in its battle with predatory journals
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Anxiety over future careers hits French PhD students’ well-being
More than half of doctoral candidates surveyed at one university reported “abnormal” levels of stress and depression
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Student aims to expand the sign language of science
Dundee life sciences undergraduate frustrated by lack of signs for many essential terms
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Prevent is no threat to free speech on campus
Prevent monitoring and defeat of legal challenge shows that anti-extremism policy is not limiting academic freedom, says Hifsa Harron-Iqbal
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Degree apprenticeships are a ray of light in a gloomy sector
Expanding degree apprenticeships will strengthen universities’ important role in improving their local communities, says Dawn Morley
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UK top of the table for educating world leaders
Country’s universities and colleges have educated 58 heads of state and government
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UK and US ‘should follow Australia with sexual violence survey’
Researchers argue that national data provides a powerful call to action
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'No deal' between Germany and Elsevier: what would it mean?
German institutions and the publishing giant have still failed to agree a new deal. Could this become permanent?
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UK vice-chancellors are not overpaid
Running a major university today is a hugely demanding job that requires a rare skill set, says Len Shackleton
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English state schools fall behind on selective university access
Private school pupils 43 percentage points more likely to enrol in most prestigious institutions
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Career advice: how to be an effective personal tutor
Emily McIntosh and David Grey offer advice on rediscovering a ‘lost art’
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Anthony Evans, 1929-2017
Creator of Leicester’s courses in applied geology remembered