10 ways universities can change the story
Tips from THE’s editor on how universities can shift the negative perceptions of higher education to reassert their value to society
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Questions on oversight for England’s 30K ‘subcontracted’ students
Figures show that thousands of students registered at some universities are taught elsewhere
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Labor election win ‘a better outcome’ on Australian sector funding
But revival of the demand-driven system would be a mixed blessing, consultant warns
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Dozens of US universities warned about foreign scientists
National Institutes of Health asks 55 institutions to check behaviours of international researchers on campus
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White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren backs free college for all
Clearly joining Bernie Sanders in free-college camp, senator widens party split on cost crisis
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Singapore minister wants tougher response to sexual misconduct
Campus voyeur let off too lightly, critics complain
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Is it possible to do a three-year PhD as an international student?
Some universities are now introducing three-year PhD programmes, but for international students this can present a unique set of challenges
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Open access: ‘no evidence’ that zero embargo periods harm publishers
Debate around embargo periods heightens as Plan S deadline draws near
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UK v-c: ban on working with Huawei would infringe on academic freedom
Max Lu defends Surrey’s collaboration with Chinese giant, suggesting that UK government would ban ties if it had evidence of espionage
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Plans to end compulsory records on UK’s non-academic staff ‘shocking’
UCU warns universities minister that proposals in Hesa consultation neglect ‘crucial role’ of such staff in universities
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Singapore ‘fake news’ law ‘threatens academic freedom worldwide’
Academics fear global reach of new Singaporean legislation could result in censorship of international academic journals
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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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Georgetown slavery reparations plan spotlights institutions’ failings
Student action shows US colleges far from accepting their slavery-related debts
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Fund or fail: the fear of a doctoral student
The new rules of academia – where researchers are valued by the funding dollars that they generate – inhibit minority background scholars and threaten universities’ accountability, says Kahlil C....
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PhD student’s book examines ‘why black hair matters’
Emma Dabiri’s research uncovers the ways that our immediate reactions to people are still underpinned by the ideologies of ‘scientific racism’