Teacher education must rise above political correctness
Canadian universities’ recruitment of teachers must be done purely on academic merit, say Rodney Clifton and Alexandra Burnett
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Work experience should be a job requirement for academics
Teaching would improve if all scholars were required to undertake regular secondments in industry, says Cecilia Chan
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Cultural soldiers mass in the academic ranks
Their emphasis on cultivating understanding makes universities natural homes for those at war with their societies, says Shahidha Bari
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EU ‘should forge wider research community after Brexit’
Wellcome Trust says that UK should be prepared to pay more to ensure continued participation in framework programmes
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What do students think of university staff strikes?
University lecturers are set to go on strike during the next few weeks in the face of changes to pension agreements. However, what do students think of the strikes and how will the strikes affect...
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MPs grill vice-chancellors over ‘immoral’ and ‘over-inflated’ pay
MPs on education select committee suggest vice-chancellors should not be paid more than the prime minister
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Your biggest asset for academic career success? A growth mindset
Alexander Clark and Bailey Sousa urge academics to leave their ‘fixed mindsets’ behind if they want their careers to flourish
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Theresa May’s review will not help higher education, students or Conservatives
The prime minister’s review of higher education is an exercise in self-harm that will also inflict damage on universities, says Patrick McGhee
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Is 70 the new 50? US university presidents are getting older
Lawrence Bacow’s appointment at Harvard sparks discussion about the ‘greying’ of college leadership
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Charity launches European grants programmes after Brexit vote
British Heart Foundation aims to follow up German partnership with other continental collaborations
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Tensions mount on campus as USS pensions strike looms
Academics warned they could face salary deductions for failing to reschedule lectures or cover for colleagues
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Historians fear ‘censorship’ under Poland’s Holocaust law
Academic exemptions to legislation threatening those who say Poles played any part in Second World War genocide may not go far enough
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University mails out science kits for online engineering degree
University of Colorado Boulder master’s programme will ‘bring the laboratory experience’ to students at home
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USS strike: universities are ignoring goodwill of staff
Threats to dock pay from university staff working only their hours during the USS pensions dispute ignore academics’ unpaid hours, says Will Pooley