Academics oppose advertising heads of department posts externally
Leeds accused of attempting to extend control of central management by ending practice of selecting heads of school from within the faculty
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V-cs welcome QR funding signal but fear Westminster instability
Sector leaders question why it has taken so long to address long-running decline in value of quality-related research funding
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US labour board moves to ban graduate teaching assistant unions
Trump-dominated panel bolsters campuses that reject postgraduate unions
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More vice-chancellors with Oxbridge educations appointed
University leaders more likely to have attended Oxford or Cambridge compared with five years ago, but also to have gone to a comprehensive school
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A society that relies solely on pedagogy is not kosher
The Augar review should prompt the creation of a network of secular synagogues devoted to adult peer learning, says Tom Schuller
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: lateral thinking pays dividends
Refusal to accept barriers, whether funding cuts or Brexit, has driven innovation at the University of Warwick since its birth, writes Stuart Croft
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THE Young University Rankings 2019: methodology
The 2019 Young University Rankings indicate the changing picture among newer institutions around the world. Here we explain the methodology that underpins the tables
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Aberdeen ex-principal’s £282K pay-off probed by funding council
Sir Ian Diamond reportedly did not trigger his 12-month notice period until his departure from the university
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How to break into the fashion industry
Attempting to break into the fashion industry might seem impossible but here are some key tips that can help you land your dream job
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Foreign Affairs Committee backs UK post-study work visa call
MPs’ report on UK-India relations also says ‘leading universities’ should be allowed to issue visas direct to ‘the best’ Indian students
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Augar is right: UK universities should embrace access diplomas
The qualification is a valuable tool to recruit students to at-risk programmes that meet projected skills gaps, says the QAA’s Julie Mizon
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Wollongong council pulls rank to OK Western civilisation course
Governing body gambit torpedoes court case but further isolates academic senate
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REF: 15% of academics in survey ‘made to change research focus’
Nearly one in five respondents to four-campus study said they feared role change if they underperformed
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Journal articles ‘should cost £300 to publish’
Calculation by open access campaigners questions supposedly unnecessary spending by publishers on lobbying, marketing and executive pay
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ETH apologises for postdoc job advert demanding ‘Nature paper’
Swiss university has signed San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, which says academics should not be judged on the journals they publish in