MPs blast England’s ‘failed market’ in higher education and OfS
University system ‘is not a market that is working in the interests of students or taxpayers’, committee claims
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Minister renews call for universities to be ‘in loco parentis’
Sam Gyimah says institutions must be able to tell parents when students are struggling with mental health issues
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Factions must not be allowed to take over
We are long-time trade union activists with several decades of commitment to trade unionism who have served the University and College Union, its predecessor unions and others at all levels. We were...
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Nine reasons why Chinese students choose to study abroad
Although the higher education sector in China is going from strength to strength, many Chinese students are still choosing to study abroad. Here are some of the reasons why
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Appointments – 14 June 2018
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Wide variation in UK universities’ REF open access compliance
While majority of outputs now meet requirements, some institutions and disciplines are doing better than others
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Career advice: how to win a university teaching award
New research identifies the formula for winning a student-led teaching prize
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Interview with Richard Clogg
The leading historian of the Balkans discusses a fortuitous meeting with his future wife, secrecy in higher education, and why postgraduates should dedicate their theses to their mothers
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Celia Brackenridge, 1950-2018
Tributes paid to pioneer of sports science and campaigner for women in sport
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Europe watches as Dutch seek caps on English-language students
Resistance to increasing English-language courses could set tone for the rest of Europe, some believe
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Labour ‘needs plan’ to write off English student debt
Danny Dorling suggests limiting debts to pre-2012 levels
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The week in higher education – 14 June 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Lecturer’s suicide a ‘wake-up call’ on overworking in academia
Researchers criticise focus on aftercare for stressed staff members and urge leaders to tackle workload pressures head-on
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We must confront the culture of overwork to tackle academia’s mental health crisis
The news of another tragic death in academia rang too familiar for Grace Krause, who argues that working conditions are the root of the problem