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Thomas Docherty argues for the demise of mission groups
The mission groups divide the academy, argues Thomas Docherty, and their demise could usher in a more rational, democratic sector
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The Psychology of Retirement: Coping with the Transition from Work by Derek Milne
Steven Schwartz is grateful for advice on how to be happily retired
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Loud and unclear
Every year, university tutors select and share with Times Higher Education the worst examples of students’ “howlers” in examination scripts and essays.We thought for balance that your readers might...
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TED Prize awarded to Newcastle professor
A professor of educational technology at Newcastle University has won a $1 million (£660,000) prize for his work teaching children from India’s slums how to use the internet
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Regent’s College snaps up for-profit provider
Regent’s College is to take over the American InterContinental University London in what is thought to be the first UK acquisition of a for-profit by a not-for-profit higher education provider.
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University research misconduct could carry funding penalty
Universities and research institutes that do not investigate research misconduct properly could have their research council funding removed.
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Government refuses to budge on net migrant count
The government has rejected universities’ calls for overseas students to be withdrawn from the net migrant count, a move that may kill off hopes of securing the change in the current Parliament.
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Inside Higher Ed: Big push for open access
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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Funding councils publish REF open-access proposals
The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.
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Funding councils publish REF open-access proposals
The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.
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UCU set to strike at Birmingham
Unionised academics at the University of Birmingham have voted to strike over threatened compulsory redundancies and “aggressive” management tactics.
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Memoir delves into university stalking
The memoir of a creative writing tutor stalked by a former student turned “verbal terrorist” is attracting widespread attention.
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US aims to engage Muslim world via higher education
The idea of “education diplomacy” has “really arrived” at the highest levels of American foreign policy, a US State Department official has told an international higher education conference
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Mooc providers expand
Two of the leading US massive open online course providers have each almost doubled the number of universities offering courses on their online platforms.