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Facing the challenge of widening participation
The Action on Access team discuss the obstacles to making higher education 'a force for social justice' David Blunkett's Greenwich speech, setting out the government's view of the future direction of...
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Latin America University Rankings 2019: let’s challenge students
David Garza-Salazar explains why transforming the traditional education model will prepare students for real-world problems today and tomorrow
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Change out of Africa
In spite of its considerable achievements in the past three decades, the University of ABC finds itself in a precarious situation." Thus begins many a report by the World Bank or other external...
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A challenge to the Hera antagonists
Temperate criticism is not usually the hallmark of Association of University Teachers and Natfhe, the college lecturers' union. When Jill Jones and Alan Carr (THES letters, June 13) argue that "...
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Social science is rising to the challenges of the impact agenda
Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge
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A challenge to some sacred cows
Our resolutions this new year should be to challenge some of higher education's sacred cows. Free higher education: I fully endorse the principle that higher education should be free at the point of...
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How Oxford is using portraits to change its image
The Full Picture initiative at Oxford University intends to celebrate its historical contributions from women and ethnic minorities and to promote inclusivity around campus, write Rebecca Surender
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Corporate statements on racial equality must lead to real change
Universities are in a powerful position to help societies address history in a way that informs the present and shapes the future, says Andrew Thompson
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Incessant government meddling in FE makes cooperation with HE a challenge
Together, FE and HE can become a dynamic force for skills development in the UK, writes Alison Whittle
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It's independence day for those who rise to the Browne challenge
James Tooley is excited by the prospect of greater competition in higher education but warns of the threat from creeping bureaucracy
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Climate change mitigation can’t wait for Covid-19 to play out
A new alliance of 40 of the world’s top climate change research universities will ensure better access to the facts, say Ian Jacobs and Matthew England
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Chekhov's lasting challenge
The Chekhov Theatre
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One hundred days of Bolsonaro and not much has changed
The academic persecution originally feared when Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil never materialised, but neither did his promised investment into science and research, says Justin Axel-...
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Three major challenges the University of Essex is confronting
Ahead of THE’s vice-chancellor question time, Anthony Forster and Lorna Fox O’Mahony reflect on the challenges that keep them up at night