‘Ofsted for universities’ seen as ‘last resort’ in quality drive
Tory manifesto pledge brings questions over Office for Students’ future approach on quality - and whether it is right organisation to judge
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Universities told to appoint research integrity ‘counsellors’
But paper from League of European Research Universities says that anonymous reports of research misconduct should be avoided
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Nobelists offer master’s degree entry based on online success
Bid to help lower-income students study poverty bypasses normal admissions processes but still sports a hefty price tag
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The clouds of violence over Indian campuses have a silver lining
India’s students have surprised many observers by standing up together to protest against injustice, says Pushkar
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What’s the beef? University leaders clash over red meat studies
Texas A&M University System chancellor’s public letter to Harvard president is latest incident in ongoing “food fight” between the two institutions over debated healthiness of eating red meat
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Faculty senate questions Yale’s relationship in Singapore
Debate continues over the withdrawal of a “dissent” course last year at Yale-NUS
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Australia’s demand-driven student surge ‘overestimated’
Analysis highlights Australians’ dwindling share of enrolments in their own universities
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Welcoming more international students is how to honour those we lost in Ukraine flight PS752
Supporting global talent on campus and in our communities will help build peace around the world, writes Lisa Porter, who lost a research assistant in the Iran plane tragedy
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Why I can no longer be an external examiner in the UK
University staff are being asked to perform duties that only the border force should do, says Gustaf Houtman
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Teaching intelligence: how to support visually impaired students
Subjects traditionally closed to visually impaired learners are being opened up by new tech – but universities must provide policies, training and resources to match
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Why the UK must implement an integrated study visa
While the renewal of the post-study work visa is welcome, but international students still face many challenges with the UK’s visa system, says James Pitman
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California to resume Elsevier talks after signing deals elsewhere
Return to table reflects ongoing string of advances for open science movement
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George Soros’ $1 billion gift launches global university network
Universities will come together to offer joint degree programmes and research projects
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Skidmore: ‘MIT of the North’ is ‘already staring us in the face’
Universities minister says north-south divide cannot be solved ‘in a top-down way, driven by central government diktat’
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In equalities work, gender is privileged over race
UK research funding and sector awards should be linked to institutions’ work under the Race Equality Charter, says Kalwant Bhopal