Nine things to know before doing a PhD
Having ‘Dr’ in front of your name is not a reason for doing a PhD. Instead consider these nine tips before embarking on a PhD
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Hong Kong boycotts replace lectures with ‘lessons in civics’
Students schedule their own classes in protest theory, political history and martial arts
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Jo Johnson under pressure over Brexit after prorogation move
Universities minister ‘needs to come out and say what he thinks’, says one vice-chancellor
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Slavery reparations must deliver racial redress
Universities must re-examine their efforts to atone for slavery by listening to those affected by racial injustice, says Linda Mann
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Regulator under fire as providers await registration decisions
Institutions without place on Office for Students’ list unable to confirm loan eligibility for new recruits
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Australian university adopts ‘block teaching’ for postgraduates
Victoria University will also implement model for vocational qualifications, after success at undergraduate level
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Teaching students in English is damaging their education
A bold policy to internationalise Turkey’s universities by teaching in English should be abandoned, says Sinan Bayraktaroğlu
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THE World University Rankings 2020: methodology
In collecting and considering data for the World University Rankings, we are scrupulous and transparent. Here we detail what goes into our assessment of almost 1,400 institutions worldwide
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THE podcast: Decolonising the curriculum
Three people pushing for change on university campuses discuss how decolonisation goes beyond course content
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US universities ‘should have blocked’ Jeffrey Epstein donations
Institutions largely silent over how they allowed their researchers to take financier's funding, despite his interest in eugenics and 2008 sex conviction
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Research-shy institutions ‘could lose university status’
Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification
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California’s Elsevier break strengthens other campuses’ hands
Universities report winning more conciliatory terms on open access question in their own negotiations with publisher
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Uncap university places outside cities, Australian minister told
New strategy advocates a hybrid version of demand-driven funding, but acknowledges it is a long-term proposition
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The academy must end its love affair with conferences
The damage we’re doing to the environment by travelling to international conferences is no longer worth the benefit, argues Gary Thomas
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After NUS cuts, will the student voice still be heard in the UK?
Number of sabbatical officers cut from 19 to seven, and permanent workforce halved, in response to £3 million deficit