External funding is a means, not an end. So why must everyone seek it?
Universities should decide their funding needs based on their goals in teaching, research and outreach, say Nicolai Foss, Peter Klein and Phillip Nell
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First chancellor with acknowledged disability to fight ‘attitude problem’
Former disability commissioner says universities have lifted their game, but employers not so much
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NZ universities ‘underinvesting in staff’, says union
But representative body says conclusions from analysis of university financial accounts are based on flawed assumptions
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No 10 turmoil forces adviser’s exit and delays number controls
Iain Mansfield’s spell as key driver of policy ends – for now, at least – while ‘anti-woke’ campaigner is touted as potential education secretary
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Decolonisation demands a rethinking of what historical evidence is
Studying images, rather than texts, would allow history students to better grasp colonised peoples’ agency, says Apurba Chatterjee
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Black students in America need wholesale higher education reforms
From admissions to outreach and student data collection, the undergraduate journey must be reviewed to narrow unacceptable social and educational inequalities, say Kim Hunter Reed and Ray Belton
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Scholars hail top Korean university’s plan to scrap majors
More fluid degree paths could help graduates develop critical thinking, academics say, amid concerns over how similar changes could affect recruitment
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Interdisciplinary research should be central to student experience
Enormous efforts to increase links between research fields have failed to consider how undergraduates can also benefit and contribute, says Stephanie Marshall
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Rapid expansion of HE in China’s ‘Greater Bay Area’ takes shape
First postgraduate students start at new HKUST campus, signalling beginning of huge changes in the area
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China ‘dilemma’ on undergrad research amid geopolitical tensions
Beijing boosts early student participation in research as world becomes ‘less friendly’, but efforts could stall because of limited funding
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India, Australia flag plan for mutual recognition of qualifications
Perennially underdone educational relationship ready to go to the next level, advocates say
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US orders publicly funded research be made free to access immediately
Campaigners say academic publishers will have to ‘figure this out pretty darn fast’ as Biden sets 2025 deadline for switch to instant open access
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USC fraternity battle spotlights academia’s failings on abuse
Chapters’ severing of campus affiliation predicted to show US sector’s reluctance to challenge ‘Greek life’ abuses
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The Rushdie attack underlines the value of teaching challenging books
Let’s not deprive our students of access to the full range of human experience in the name of protecting them, says Amna Khalid
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Boosting prosperity and solving challenges is not all about STEM
The latest A-level data show concerning long-term trends in the popularity of humanities subjects, says Julia Black