Do UK universities provide value for money?
As The Sunday Times reports proposals to cut fees, Sir Keith Burnett asks how we measure ‘value for money’ in education?
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Elsevier launches free science definitions service
Publisher argues Topics platform will provide ‘breadth, depth and currency of knowledge’, and remove the need to leave its website
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International strategy for universities: 10 keys to success
Christopher Cripps offers a French perspective on how universities can develop their position in the international academic community
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Researchers complain of bias against women and ethnic minorities
Many researchers also ‘harbour unrealistic expectations’ about academic careers
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EU focus on open science ‘detracts from research career efforts’
Leru says that commission’s focus should be on improving scholars’ employment prospects
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Scientists’ resistance to Trump gathers strength
Initiative urges government researchers to send findings through encrypted channels to ensure their preservation
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Fair access is about to be set back significantly and universities must act
The loss of Supporting Professionalism in Admissions would be bad news for students, says Les Ebdon
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Australia’s university funding reforms ‘stuck in limbo’
Senate adjourns before voting on higher education bill, meaning students have to apply without knowing what fees will be
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Adonis v Willetts: a fiery debate that didn’t disappoint
Chris Parr picks through some of the highlights from the tuition fees debate between David Willetts and Andrew Adonis
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Terrorism forces internationalisation efforts ‘back to basics’
Higher education institutions in Turkey and Belgium report decline in staff and student exchanges following attacks
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Global higher education a ‘massive business’ serving ‘the 1%’
Dishonest to claim that internationalisation is for the common good when it reaches so few people, consultant says
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Universities ‘failed to help’ losers of globalisation
Higher education institutions are partly to blame for the hostility they now face, says US vice-provost
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THE debate: Andrew Adonis and David Willetts
Lord Willetts and Lord Adonis go head to head in this video debate, tackling UK political issues from tuition fees to vice-chancellor pay levels
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Quality, not money, should drive mergers, says funding expert
Unions should be seen as investments in teaching and research quality rather than cost-saving exercises, advises EUA governance specialist