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News that higher education quality expert Geoffrey Alderman is leaving for the United States early next year will spark conflicting emotions in the sector. The historian and head of quality assurance...
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What can Sir William Taylor offer the beleaguered Thames Valley University? Perhaps a little bit of MBWA. A man who likes initials, Sir William was appointed last week as acting vice-chancellor of...
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Union censures Toronto after job ‘rescinded over Israel views’
Faculty group’s first boycott order in decade affirms pro-Israel interference, but president Meric Gertler pushes back
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Interview with Gregor Gall
Industrial relations professor discusses how his field has become dominated by HR, the role of public intellectuals and his book on rail union leader Mick Lynch
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‘Mother of ERA’ set to pull plug on research assessment exercise
‘Mother of ERA’ now charting its demise, as the ‘law of diminishing returns’ prompts a rethink
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Union halts boycott as Toronto renews job offer to Israel critic
Valentina Azarova declines to take human rights position, but CAUT suspends censure and claims academic freedom win
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'Universities are selling things to people - they are businesses'
Aston business school dean prizes feedback from alumni and employers as institutions begin to work like corporations
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Corruption fight goes on, says v-c after ‘assassination attempt’
Death of bodyguard won’t deter Fort Hare leader Sakhela Buhlungu from combating ‘cancer’ of graft gripping the South African sector
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Interview with Calum Semple
The expert in outbreak medicine discusses overcoming early academic challenges, the UK government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and how a chance meeting over bagpipes changed his life
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Wharton: ‘wrong’ pick for free speech job would mean ‘challenges’
Tory peer hopes for role in selecting ‘thoughtful’ appointee to free speech champion role
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UK Cabinet reshuffle: Nadhim Zahawi appointed education secretary
Former vaccines minister succeeds Gavin Williamson
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What would a President DeSantis mean for US higher education?
Florida’s Trumpian governor has repeatedly attacked the freedom and expertise of the state’s university sector. With the Yale and Harvard graduate widely tipped as the 2024 Republican presidential...
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Grant-getting targets have made academia resemble T-shirt selling
Working in the academy reminds Duncan Money of his brief time on a market stall. Time to swap it for a stable job that pays the bills
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Interview with Farshida Zafar
Expert in online education long before it became fashionable discusses what can be learned from the gaming industry, common mistakes innovators make and why her own undergraduate experience was an...
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Edinburgh finance chaos having ‘profound and devastating effects’
Open letter signed by more than 2,000 documents numerous issues with new finance systems – and calls for leaders to take responsibility