Geography degrees are preparing disadvantaged students for relevant careers
Alison Blunt, Martin Evans and 89 other signatories, including 59 heads of geography departments, reject the claim that geography is a ‘soft option’ for ‘posh students’
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USS valuation process ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says panel
Current approach is ‘overly restrictive’ and does ‘not appear appropriate for an open, strong scheme’
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Split between graduate, non-graduate voters has bearing on universities
As Conservatives turn towards non-graduate voters, they may find universities a tempting target for economic and cultural hits, writes John Morgan
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Election results deliver double-edged sword: yes to tuition fees and Brexit
England will keep its tuition fees, but research funding post-Brexit remains a mystery, as does the sector’s next minister, says Rachel Hewitt
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UK universities face up to Brexit after Tory election win
Science spending increase, research funding system revamp, targeting of ‘low-quality courses’ among other potential implications from result
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Academic affiliation should not be a requirement to publish
The strict rule discourages article submissions from a variety of authors, including displaced scholars, argues Paul Ostwald
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Team science prioritised in UK chemistry awards shake-up
Technicians and teachers will also receive more awards under learned society’s plan to ‘reflect how science is carried out today’
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Ten UK universities create reproducibility-focused senior roles
Initiative to tackle issues around openness and poor incentive culture in science gains vital ‘middle’ layer in fight to boost research quality
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The Conservatives should pursue bold HE plans with measured ambition
The new government should work side by side with the sector to make significant improvements to admissions and course quality, says Graeme Atherton
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Vicky Randall, 1945-2019
Tributes paid to a pioneering feminist scholar and mentor who brought greater focus on gender to the study of politics
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What are you reading? – 12 December 2019
Our fortnightly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Fake News vs Media Studies, by Julian McDougall
Suzanne Franks is unconvinced by the latest attempt to fight back against the symptoms of our post-truth world
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Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control, by Stuart Russell
John Gilbey is impressed by a bold attempt to assess just where AI is likely to lead us
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Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture, edited by Murray Fraser
Book of the week: Barnabas Calder applauds a bold attempt to assemble all the world’s architecture under one roof
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Trump tells universities to halt campus criticism of Israel
Pro-Palestine group brands order a ‘dangerous, authoritarian attempt to silence student activism’