Billionaire donors ‘increasingly shaping’ the research agenda
Vice-chancellor says philanthropy has been especially transformational in low-income countries
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The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era of Online Romance, by Celeste Vaughan Curington and others
Kalwant Bhopal is impressed by a sobering analysis of how racial attitudes shape even our most intimate interactions
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US universities facing toughened rules on foreign funding
With suggestion that academia profits from ‘slave labour’, senators back new threat to research ties
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Canada budget boosts student aid and biomedical science
Trudeau backs spending despite deep deficit, yet still disappoints academic researchers
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Penn State head: lawmakers at odds with climate-focused students
Politicians emphasising jobs while students want impact, Eric Barron tells THE summit
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US college students battle alumni as they seek racial equity
Advocates of healing find challenge in predecessors with Confederate sentiments
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Australia warns UK over essay mills hacking university websites
UK watchdog calls for universities to commit to tackling essay mills, after Australian agency warns of malware redirecting students to contract cheating sites
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UK parents ‘want children on vocational courses, not degrees’
Polling accompanied by call for Westminster government to set out more details of lifetime learning plans
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Free speech must remain at the heart of UK higher education
Restrictions are rare, but the Russell Group is putting its commitment to the open and rigorous contestation of ideas beyond doubt, says Tim Bradshaw
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Ucas warns against delaying applications until after results day
Report backs post-qualification offers model, rejecting other option set out by government
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Attracting research talent ‘no longer one-size-fits-all’
Conference hears local job opportunities for partners of researchers may be just as important as institution’s scholarly prowess
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UK research shortfall still £1 billion, says Royal Society head
Sir Adrian Smith tells MPs that scientists must redouble efforts to win European grants to offset huge drop in science funding
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Academics want interdisciplinary approach to shaping policy
Universities should rethink their role as a ‘neutral but powerful force’ in times of crisis, summit hears
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SDGs are transforming ‘global academy’ from rhetoric to reality
Focusing on sustainable development is not an original strategy for universities in 2021, but if anything, that only increases the value of adopting the SDGs, says Patrick Deane
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Impact Rankings 2021: results announced
UK university tops third edition of global ranking measuring institutions’ social and economic impact