Compulsory academic retirement should be put out to pasture
The likes of Cambridge can and should open up more permanent positions without resorting to age discrimination, says Wyn Evans
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UK branch campus in India announcement ‘weeks away’
British universities look set to follow their Australian counterparts in expanding into India
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Embed impact in PhD training from day one, says UCL doctoral head
Head of UK’s biggest PhD school says promoting impact in doctoral studies would make students more employable and research more visible
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As the UK votes in a general election, universities hope for a change of approach. In return, they must deliver for a country facing a host of problems
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4 July 2024 digital edition
Grounds for action: Should universities ever take stances on political issues?
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Take a chill pill on overseas student caps, universities told
Proposal an improvement on current ‘blunt tools’ that undermine policy and facilitate exploitation, says Australian Labor MP and former international education boss
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Has the UK’s transnational education money-spinner spun out of control?
Teaching UK degrees abroad promised adventure, sunshine and a regular pay cheque. But navigating an environment in which many students couldn’t speak English, senior academics acted like dukes and...
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Interview with Barnita Bagchi
Literary critic and cultural historian on utopian fiction, the patriarchy and the perils of budget cuts
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Doubts over higher education vision for Indonesia’s new capital
Hopes for Nusantara are high but it will take time to convince universities to invest there, say academics
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English universities battle rising tide of student no-shows
Cost of living blamed as ‘placeholder’ applicants fail to enrol after results day
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One in five UK universities changing leaders as problems mount
Exodus of experienced hands in midst of financial crisis leaves institutions seeking new generation of ‘risk-takers’
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The week in higher education – 4 July 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Should universities ever take stances on political issues?
Campuses around the world have been rocked by protests calling for financial divestment from companies linked to Israel. But while boycotts have a long history in academia, some believe that...
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Peer reviewers: chill out and don’t let the power go to your head
It makes zero difference to reviewers if someone else gets a paper in a high-impact journal, so why are they so pernickety, asks Stephen Cochrane
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UK universities up pay rise offer as talks conclude
Staff would receive an initial £900 rise in August followed by second uplift in March under plan outlined by Ucea