New quality assurance system questioned
Revised proposals may not lighten the burden on institutions, warns vice-chancellor
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Trump 'used as taunt in US colleges'
Trend that started in US high schools is increasingly being reported on the country's university campuses, reports Josh Logue for Inside Higher Ed
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Wanted: British social scientists with better quantitative skills
There are many lessons to be learned from universities around the world, says new British Academy report
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From a teaching perspective, 'impact' looks very different
In the first of a series of blogs based on the opening seminar of the Centre for Global Higher Education, Paul Ashwin takes a fresh look at a thorny concept
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Financial gap between English universities widens
Hefce report on sector finances also warns of fall in overseas entrants
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Give up or carry on? Being an academic in South Sudan
David Malual W. Kuany discusses the difficulties encountered by universities in the world’s newest country
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Chinese students ‘more open’ when choosing university
Prospective students in China are no longer looking only at traditionally elite institutions, says director of British Council in the country
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Tristram Hunt: write a ‘bloody brilliant book’ for impact
Getting politicians to learn the lessons of history can sometimes require an indirect approach, Queen Mary event hears
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Scientists are seen as cold, but they can foster a warmer front
Aaron Huertas offers advice on how to overcome perceptions of being cold but competent
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Universities too ‘reactionary’ on private college ‘challenge’
For-profit college head Paul Kirkham calls for ‘respectful’ treatment of private providers
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With maintenance grants gone, universities must step in and help
Disadvantaged students will suffer if institutions do not respond to the loss of grants, says Geoff Layer
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Champagne and anxiety: diary of a PhD completion
Deborah Netolicky thought that the submission of her PhD was the end, but now she realises that it is just a beginning