Business schools should return to teaching the humanities
MBAs replaced liberal arts with business courses. Demands for humanised corporations require a reversal, say Donald Drakeman and Kendall Hack
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Two-thirds of UCU branches pull out of nationwide strikes
Several major universities face disruption at start of the academic year but appetite for taking action begins to fragment
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Nearly 200 jobs to go but Wellington university averts some cuts
Small windfalls and ‘passionate advocacy’ spare several dozen more redundancies at Victoria
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Enticing students back to campus is not a simple endeavour
Focusing on the quality of in-person teaching is only one way to make returning to physical campuses more appealing, says Carolyn Evans
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Students protest against ‘predatory’ scholarship revocations
Swinburne abruptly terminates 30 per cent fee reductions for foreigners who fall foul of ‘gotcha’ clauses
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Taliban brings in ideological courses at Afghan universities
Lectures taught by loyalists seek to ‘turn everyone into a member of their party’, scholar says
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Next generation of humanities scholars ‘imperilled’ by PhD cuts
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Scientific sleuthing: who should pay the plagiarism hunters?
Journalists and scientist bloggers poke and point to dodgy bits of literature using limited resources. Is there a better way to support them, and defend them against multimillion-dollar lawsuits?
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Objectivity scepticism is loosening universities’ grasp of their purpose
Some politicians are using the supposed ideological character of research to justify imposing greater control over it, says Martyn Hammersley
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Lagos v-c: Nigerian universities must hustle for funding
Folasade Ogunsola discusses her country’s battle with brain drain and universities’ search for ‘creative’ ways to combat funding shortfalls
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THE and Schmidt work towards interdisciplinary science ranking
Partnership will seek to reward institutions that incentivise cross-disciplinary work aimed at solving the world’s biggest challenges
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CLT test creator surprised by Florida university system embrace
New conservative-focused standardised college admissions exam-maker says it aimed for private-sector customers, and now sees greater potential at public institutions
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Covid ‘reality check’ raises questions over Adelaide merger
As a parliamentary committee inquires into a proposed merger of two universities, institutional accounts suggest they coasted through the last big scare
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UK charity rescues 210 Ukrainian academics in ‘busiest year’
Universities step in to offer placements for those fleeing Russian invasion
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Record numbers of students secure degree place through clearing
Many students who achieve grades requested by original offer choosing to release themselves into clearing, figures show