Should we compare the refugee crisis and the Holocaust in the lecture hall?
There is no easy formula for distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate comparisons, says David Tollerton
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Copyright laws ‘mean EU risks falling behind on data mining research’
Scholars in countries with a permissive approach are three times more likely to use the technique
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UUK president Julia Goodfellow aims to ‘keep sector together’
First female president of Universities UK jokes that ‘it’s only been 100 years’ before a woman filled the post
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British scientist released after detention in Thailand
Wyn Ellis appears to have been on immigration blacklist after exposing Thai official’s plagiarism
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University for refugees launches crowdfunding campaign
Kiron University looking to raise money to offer free education to refugees
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Class notes from a 40-year-old student
Jan Dorosz reflects on life as a mature student at a London university
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‘Lad culture’ task force set up by government
Ministers respond to concern about violence against women on campus
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Top universities with the lowest crime rates in England and Wales
Durham University tops list based on Complete University Guide crime survey and World University Rankings 2014-15
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Universities ranked by crime rate
Data reveal university locations in England and Wales with least burglary, robbery and violent and sexual offences
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East Asia has ‘toxic academic culture’
Region’s universities must build a type of institution distinctive from those in the West, scholar argues
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PhD from low-ranking university ‘can hold back career’
Deluge of submitted papers leads journals to fall back on alma mater prestige, research suggests
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Private college's progression rates criticised by QAA
Watchdog says only one in five of a cohort of students at London-based Grafton College of Management Sciences on course to complete qualification on time
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Remembering the ‘forgotten professors’
What becomes of 'expendable ex-employees who are no longer adding value', asks Liz Morrish.
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Merge fundraising and corporate relations departments, universities told
Fundraising consultant says management restructure would increase industry funding to HE
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World University Rankings blog: should global league tables consider community engagement?
Yes they should, argue Anthony Monaco and Cheryl de la Rey