Community engagement is what universities should be for
Working in our local areas is much more than charity for higher education institutions, says Stuart Laing
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The paper unwritten: is my sexuality holding me back in academia?
Kieran Fenby-Hulse asks whether being gay limits opportunities for researchers
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Tinder research raises ethical worries for academics
Interviewees on dating app who wanted to be ‘used for academic purposes’ highlight the difficulties of using new technology for research
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CEU: a bastion for democracy in an illiberal world?
Twenty-five years after it was founded to promote openness in the post-Soviet era, the Central European University is grappling with new threats to democracy
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Graduate earnings: data by course and university draw closer
But government project may not capture ‘value added’ by some universities and courses, critic warns
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Fixed term and permanent: my two academic lives
Rejection hurts more when you don't have a long-term contract to fall back on, says Helen Lees
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Kenyan exam board bosses arrested over university entry ‘fraud’
Education minister says senior managers at Kenya National Examinations Council implicated in ‘unprecedented cheating’
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University hazing scandal goes viral in South Korea
Football team being doused in ‘milky fermented alcohol’ shines light on practice more commonly associated with the US
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Professor ‘must apologise over blog post to keep job’
Marquette University row follows professor’s online criticism of ‘liberal’ colleague
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Europe’s business schools must refocus on the common good
The 50th anniversary of the two-year MBA in Europe is a good time for the academy to take stock, says Franz Heukamp
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Canada announces C$2 billion fund to modernise campuses
Liberals’ first budget also includes extra support for students
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UK universities want more ‘transparency’ from China on TNE laws
Staff in the UK ‘desperate’ to work with Chinese partners but say they do not understand the legislation
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Prevent 'stopping students speaking out in class'
New statutory duties designed to stop the rise of extremism on campus are making students and staff apprehensive, AUA conference hears
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If you want to effect change, leave the office and talk to people
Universities are a challenging environment but obstacles can be overcome, says Jonathan Ruddle