English education secretary turns fire on ‘low value’ degrees
Damian Hinds says universities should drop or revamp courses where graduates do not earn enough five years after leaving university to start making loan repayments
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Dutch may test global treaty on free education progress
Student organisation considers taking action over interest change on basis of treaty stating higher education must be ‘gradually made free of charge’
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Why UK universities should be developing AI with students in mind
When it comes to leveraging AI technology in education, UK higher education is a late adopter, says John MacIntyre
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Damian Hinds: English university finance worries ‘hyperbolic’
Education secretary’s comments likely to be seen as preparing ground for post-18 review to recommend shifts or cuts in funding
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Cambridge’s Trinity confirms departure from USS pension scheme
College cites ‘remote but existential risk to the college from continued participation’ in fund
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Could May’s exit leave the door open for the (Jo) Johnson agenda?
PM’s plan to resign leaves post-18 education review on shakier ground than ever, while increasing the chances of student visa liberalisation
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Jo Grady elected University and College Union general secretary
Sheffield lecturer secures 64 per cent of vote in second round of counting
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Could an American liberal arts approach improve the British higher education system?
The flexible and intersectional education format would better prepare 21st-century students than a single course of study, argues William G. Durden
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Retention challenges leave ‘debt-free’ promises sounding hollow
Impact of massive gifts may be limited if high dropout rates among disadvantaged students cannot be reined in
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External examiners ‘need more support on standards’
Conference on grade inflation told ‘systematic’ change is needed
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UK ‘failed to protect’ innocent students in cheating scandal
Watchdog’s report finds evidence of widespread cheating but also says some falsely accused international students may have been removed
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Rebuild relationship with ministers, Australian universities told
Higher education sector should abandon small battles and focus on the long game, strategists say
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Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease, by Drew Harvell
Charlotte Davies considers a sobering account of what is happening to our seas
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The Dinosaurs Rediscovered: How a Scientific Revolution is Rewriting History, by Michael J. Benton
Robert Montgomerie enjoys an engaging account of a breakthrough in biological thinking