The week in higher education – 23 May 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Appointments – 23 May 2019
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Theology ‘at risk of disappearing from UK universities’
British Academy report highlights falling student numbers and ageing academic workforce
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The academy I dreamed of for 20 years no longer exists, and I am waking up
Ellen Kirkpatrick has yearned for an academic career for many years. But 18 months after finally earning her doctorate, she is no longer sure she wants to remain in a sector defined by precarity,...
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Does university assessment still pass muster?
Most universities still rely on exams and assessed essays to grade their students. But as the fourth industrial revolution, employability and student satisfaction all rise up the agenda, many experts...
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UK universities' EU-born staff do not live in a Brexit-proof bubble
Colleagues’ failure to fully grasp the more hostile lived reality for EU nationals post-referendum is furthering alienation, says Jawiria Naseem
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USS controversy ‘raises likelihood of more pension strikes’
UK pension fund rocked by regulator’s concerns, whistleblower’s claims and potential departure of Cambridge college
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‘I was more likely to see the inside of a prison than a university given my family situation’
Escaping an abusive family situation meant that Scottish student Sam Macrae had to fight harder to gain a place at university
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Priyamvada Gopal: on the front line of Britain’s imperial past
The literature expert on online abuse, decolonising the curriculum and Cambridge’s role in the slave trade
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First the worst? Lead authors ‘should take misconduct blame’
Holding ‘probably innocent’ co-authors responsible for research wrongdoing cannot be justified, say academics
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German university’s London campus will ‘send anti-Brexit signal’
Technical University of Munich outpost may be joint venture with Imperial College London
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Political hits now may help academia in Canadian election
Provincial threats to higher education could arouse voter sympathies by October
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Does the Brexit ‘shitshow’ emanate from ‘elite’ education?
Plenty on the Continent see a link between Brexit and English educational hierarchy, writes John Morgan