Inside Higher Ed: The professor’s night job
By Dan Berrett, for Inside Higher Ed
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V-cs could lose pay if they fail to do a good job
Vice-chancellors could lose up to 10 per cent of their salaries if they fail to do their job properly under new plans to establish fair pay in the public sector.
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Visa changes could cost UK dear, says UUK head
The government’s proposed changes to the student visa system could cause economic damage to the UK by destroying jobs in higher education and beyond, the head of Universities UK has warned.
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Just for men: brickbats for Leeds over Arabian night
The University of Leeds has been accused of breaching its own equality policies by agreeing to hold a men-only alumni event in Saudi Arabia.
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China is hungry for international students and campuses
China “wants your students” and is keen to host more satellite campuses, a government official has told the higher education world.
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Unwelcome mat: British Council warning over visa messages
The UK government has been warned that a policy of restricting student visas “launched purely for the domestic market” would damage the country's higher education sector internationally.
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‘Fragmented and damaging’: Million+ takes aim at coalition approach to internationalisation
England’s universities could fall behind their US and Australian competitors because of “deeply damaging” government policies, institutions have warned at the start of a major international education...
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Say it loud: I’m a ranker and I’m proud
Rankings can be a positive force in higher education, says Phil Baty in his speech from Going Global 2011
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World Reputation Rankings 2011 methodology
Behind the numbers The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings are a subsidiary of the annual World University Rankings, and they are based entirely on the results of a worldwide survey of...
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World University Rankings 2010-11 methodology
Robust, transparent and sophisticated Phil Baty explains how in-depth consultation with the global academic community has produced the most exact and relevant world rankings yet devised It is, of...
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World University Rankings 2010-11
<div class='\"header\"'><h2>Robust, transparent and sophisticated</h2><p class='\"strong\"'><strong>Phil Baty explains how in-depth consultation with the global academic...
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Peer’s pension advice signals end to final-salary deals
Up to 200,000 higher education staff face losing their final-salary pensions and retiring later following the publication of a major report on public sector pensions.
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Tainted money?
Nazi advocate or German nationalist? Research into businessman Alfred Toepfer and his foundation, which offers scholarships to Oxbridge students, has raised allegations of a cover-up of his support...
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Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings
A university's brand - crucial in helping to attract students, staff and funding - is built on esteem. Times Higher Education's first World Reputation Rankings reveal how academics view the strength...
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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
Cosmology peers behind the veil of reality, but is it science? Simon Mitton takes a tour of 10-D space