University leaders must get to grips with inequality in senior management
Vice-chancellors and presidents must deliver fully inclusive environments from which female leaders will emerge, says Lucy Meredith
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Gender Equality: How global universities are performing – part 1
As campaigners fight to ensure that progress on women’s advancement does not move backwards, our data-led report marking International Women’s Day examines whether higher education is setting a...
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New Zealand universities call for independent research council
‘Big-picture thinkers’ would set national priorities, sidestep electoral cycles and deal with ‘boundary issues’ involving indigenous knowledge
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Russian rectors’ union echoes Kremlin propaganda on Ukraine
Heads of learned institutions back Putin in the ‘most difficult decision in his life’
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Ejection of union president spotlights Thai generational divide
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal accused of disrespect towards administrators and monarchy
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‘Conditional unconditional’ offers out under UK admissions code
Institutions set to sign up to new guidelines promising to ‘prioritise the interests of applicants’
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UK regional innovation pilots ‘should shun Silicon Valley myth’
Levelling-up plans for ‘innovation accelerators’ bring hope for local decisions on R&D, but warnings against Whitehall’s ‘Stanford-Silicon Valley’ concept
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Collegiality needs a reboot
Inclusive language, clear expectations and a genuine spirit of collaboration will make academia a more humane sector to work in, says Harvey Graff
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ANU’s Russian boycott sparks debate in Australian universities
University’s internal debate about the pros and cons mirrors live discussions elsewhere
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Regional overseas recruitment targets will help level up the UK
Local authorities should work in close collaboration with academic institutions to make international students feel welcome, says James Pitman
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Biden pitches value of career-focused teaching
With data showing better post-secondary pathway, administration wants more job-oriented course offerings
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Liberal arts colleges need to better connect with their students
A large new survey gives the lie to the idea that liberal arts colleges are more responsive to students’ needs than universities are, notes Samuel Abrams
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Five more days of strike action this month in UK sector disputes
University and College Union members will again walk out over pay, pensions and working conditions
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Australian campuses remain closed as new floods threaten
Storms, flash floods and emergency services effort force students back online
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Dutch universities freeze Russia relations over Ukraine war
Research and education partnerships, participation in events and peer review all put on hold after appeal from ministry