Private colleges under scrutiny over student loan 'fraud'
BBC films education agent offering to 'take care' of students' attendance and assignments
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England’s new regulator to be ‘tough and rational’
Office for Students’ Nicola Dandridge urges sector to help shape new powers, to avoid ‘unintended consequences’
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Survey finds high levels of research misconduct in Middle East
Six out of 10 among 278 anonymous respondents admit to at least one incident of misconduct
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Brexit risks to social sciences and humanities highlighted
British Academy report marking 500 days until ‘Brexit day’ throws spotlight on the money and academic talent in the subjects that come from the EU
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PhD novel is ‘wake-up call’ on supervisor-student ‘power plays’
Ex-Edinburgh chemist highlights emotional cost of doctoral study, but work is not a ‘revenge book’
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Leading gender scholar met with angry protests in Brazil
Effigy of Berkeley professor Judith Butler burned outside São Paulo conference
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Overseas student enrolment in US ‘falls by 7 per cent’ post-Trump
Universities cite concerns around US’ social and political climate in IIE study
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The top 10 UK higher education social media superstars of 2017
Jisc has revealed its top social media superstars of the year, writes Chris Parr
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Contract cheating and essay mills: how much proof do you need?
If members of a jury can understand ‘beyond reasonable doubt’, then so too can university panels, says Daniel Sokol
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World University Rankings: boosting both competition and collaboration
Scientific endeavour has for centuries been driven on by both competitive and collaborative spirit, and the rankings can boost both, says Phil Baty
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Brits in America: why the liberal arts works for indecisiveness
UK blogger Bonnie MacRae explains why the US university system is perfect for indecisive people such as her
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Virginia president puts academic freedom at heart of China speech
'Unrestrictive' governance is vital if universities are to attain world-class status, says Teresa A. Sullivan
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The end of time sheets? EU pilots ‘trust-based’ grant funding
Observers hope scrapping financial audits could lead other funders to cut down on research grant bureaucracy