Minister: university entry is ‘simplistic’ social mobility measure
Michelle Donelan says higher rates of university entry among black Britons highlight how narrative about social mobility can be misleading
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UK universities to limit rounding up of grades to prevent inflation
Sector agrees to new set of principles to stem decades of rising firsts
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Rethink funding reforms, Australian government told
Proposed university funding changes are unnecessarily complex and ‘rife with unintended consequences’, laureate professors say
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China’s Double First Class programme should open to regional universities
Widening eligibility for the new round of the initiative would accelerate the balanced development of global higher education in China, says Li Qingquan
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Early career academics ‘victims of their own brains’
Aspirants are convinced they can succeed against the odds because they have always succeeded in the past, analysis of ‘quit lit’ suggests
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Which systems are at most risk from the Covid financial fallout?
Global data show the vulnerable position that some countries were already in before the pandemic hit
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Can’t head West? Hong Kong rolls out the welcome mat
Incentives draw students wary of Covid-19 and overseas visa hassles
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Pakistan’s publication counting adds up to too little
Academic research is not having any significant impact on the national economy or health of society, laments Tahir Shah
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If higher education is a market, we students deserve a Covid-19 refund
Two years ago, universities claimed to be selling the student experience. So where are our lockdown refunds, asks Maria Magdalena Gajewska
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Johnson’s mooted fees plan ‘incredibly short-sighted’
Experts say using differential fees to direct students towards subjects goes against the purpose of higher education, and is also unlikely to work
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World Academic Summit to focus on the future of global higher education
Virtual event will explore the value of place and opportunities for more equitable international partnerships, as well as marking the launch of THE’s World University Rankings 2021
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Some staff are more equal than others
Coronavirus-induced workforce shedding has exposed the chasm in Australian university employment arrangements, says John Ross
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What are you reading? – July 2020
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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New Australian visa settings a ‘rare piece of good news’
Fee waivers and clarified work rights arrangements applauded, but worries that the new conditions may be too restrictive
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Adelaide vice-chancellor departs over ‘ill health’
University’s former boss will not return from indefinite leave, as misconduct probe continues