Treating diversity as common good ‘less help for black students’
Students fare better when campuses frame equity as quest for justice, Princeton analysis finds
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Cities in emerging nations ‘stemming digital brain drain’
Technology hubs in countries such as India and Brazil appear to be improving retention of graduate talent
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Latin America pivot ‘no easy matter’ for Australian universities
Paucity of agents, degree-averse students and lack of focus in Canberra hamper universities from cultivating alternative markets, webinar hears
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Private providers leave UK higher education ‘cold spots’ untouched
Hopes that for-profit institutions would head for disadvantaged communities not served by universities have not been realised
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Pay US scientists more to resist Chinese offers, says Republican
Salary boost might be more effective than legal crackdowns in thwarting international recruiting and funding approaches, argues Oklahoma representative
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UK universities are not obstacles the government needs to overcome
The pandemic experience shows universities of all kinds are willing to be partners for policy delivery, says Debra Humphris
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More strike action over USS pension cuts ‘odds-on’
UCU negotiator says UUK’s latest proposals are unlikely to win support
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Now is the time to reopen university campuses
Allowing tattoo parlours and drive-in cinemas to reopen before universities illustrates how students have been ignored during the pandemic, says Olivia Winnifrith
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Research intelligence: how to support black postgraduate students
UK academia’s champion for black postgraduate students, Anne-Marie Imafidon, and others explain how scholars can help diversify graduate education
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Glasgow School of Art rapped on standards and student experience
Director promises action as QAA says prestigious institution failing to meet sector standards and struggling to adapt to Covid-19
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‘Inaction’ on rolling back Trump-era immigration rules criticised
Foreign students, mostly from Asia, ‘will simply go elsewhere’ if Biden doesn’t act soon
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Biden proposes 40 per cent budget boost for education
Higher education priorities include racial and economic diversity, and science
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Books interview: Kristin Swenson
The religious studies professor on her early love of ‘contrarian kids’, biblical wordplay and the ‘fruitful’ conversation between religion and science
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Number of researchers submitted to REF up 46 per cent on 2014
More than 76,000 academics at 157 universities participating in research evaluation
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Scottish funding debate ‘needed but won’t come before election’
Scottish Parliament poll will see consensus on fee-free HE and may leave universities looking towards independence implications