Fresh strike ballots at 24 universities in pay and pensions row
Strikes threaten to spill into the new year, as little progress made in dispute
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Academics criticise violent suppression of India student protests
Campus demonstrations oppose controversial new citizenship legislation
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US Congress again repudiates Trump with education budget
2020 federal spending plan boosts student aid and research spending
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Climate change drives tourism studies to chart a new course
Some traditional marketing-focused courses replaced by programmes emphasising environmental studies and social responsibility
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Dreams of Malaysian higher education reform falter
Civil service hostility, legislative complexity and political naivety keep restructure in the slow lane
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Whistleblower row university limits governing body’s powers
New rules at Murdoch limit staff members who senators can speak to and remove obligation to report corruption to external watchdog
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Big rise for Liverpool v-c as Russell Group show restraint on pay
Average remuneration across mission group stands at £348,090, or £356,450 including pension contributions
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The PhD comedown can be swift and brutal
You have spent three years thinking your life will be perfect after you submit your thesis. But it isn’t true, says Petra Boynton
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Research integrity papers among top 10 most shared in 2019
Altmetric list of scholarship getting the most online attention shows that authenticity in science, and society more generally, is major theme of the year
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THE to host forum focused on peace and justice
Event will explore how universities can contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 16
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People of the year: who mattered in higher education in 2019
Times Higher Education journalists name the academics and administrators who have shaped the debate in the past 12 months
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Springer Nature may pull Plan S backing over ‘unfair’ rules
World’s second-biggest publisher says proposals to accelerate switch to open access would not be sustainable for many titles
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Tory campus free speech bill would ‘stoke new culture war’
Ex-Tory adviser pushes plan to legislate to create ‘national academic freedom champion’ to ‘lead on sanctions where appropriate’
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Panel recommendations could ‘quickly resolve’ USS pensions row
Universities Superannuation Scheme cautions that making governance changes swiftly could be challenging
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‘Conditional unconditional’ offers ‘less popular’ with applicants
Latest Ucas data suggest university applicants are now only slightly more likely to use them to obtain a place than any other offer