Silver linings workbook
Our ever-cheery Head of Public Relations, Gail Topping, has expressed concern about the “veritable flood” of pessimistic metaphors employed by Michael Thorne, the vice-chancellor of Anglia Ruskin...
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The week in higher education - 3 July 2014
“Wonga tactics” does not sound like something the Student Loans Company would want to be associated with. But that is how one campaigner – quoted in the Daily Mail – described methods used by the...
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Visa issues at heart of problem
Universities must take responsibility for oversight of international students – an arm’s-length approach is no protection
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How deep in the red? Debt estimates miss the mark
Parents and young people are underestimating levels of student debt after graduation, according to the results of a new survey
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Vice-chancellors voice frustrations with policies
Survey of university chiefs reveals smouldering anger and ‘black swan’ event predictions
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PhD schemes must be more worldly wise, EUA hears
Overseas students boost universities’ global links and bolster image with employers, European University Association conference told
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Southampton Solent University settles over pay dispute
Part-time lecturer settles out of court over claims that he was paid a lower rate compared with full-time colleagues
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University still a bastion of social elite, says Hefce official
At a British Academy debate, David Sweeney urges the sector to focus on producing graduates who will engage with society
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Campus close-up: Aberystwyth University
Vice-chancellor April McMahon is planning upgraded campus facilities
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Switch to digital aims to bring the arts out of the Indiana Jones storeroom
Digital literacy can enhance humanities research as well as the skill set of graduates
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Undermining the ‘last acceptable form of racism’
Matthew Reisz talks to Annabel Tremlett, an academic whose work challenges common perceptions of Romani life
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Tips on working with the creative arts to enrich your research
Collaborating with the arts sector is beneficial and not only for universities’ REF impact scores. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Blackwell’s skunkworks fights digital interlopers
The bookseller is taking on upstart competitors at their own game, says its digital director
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Managing risk in research
Academics have ultimate responsibility for the ethics of their project, says Ron Iphofen
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