Universities won’t fail because of mismanagement
The chair of the Office for Students has declared that it would be irresponsible to bail out struggling institutions, but John Gill argues that institutions are facing financial challenges beyond...
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English regulator ‘will not bail out’ struggling universities
Office for Students chair says institutions must be ‘better at managing their affairs’ after reports that some are in financial trouble
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Businesses scold Australian universities’ ‘immoral self-interest’
Representative organisation criticises vice-chancellors’ aversion to sharing funding with vocational education
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UKRI chair promises ‘radical’ approach to tackling harassment
Sir John Kingman hints that research councils could withhold funding in cases where universities do not address unfair treatment of staff
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One in five UK female historians reports sexual harassment
Royal Historical Society survey also exposes crisis of overwork in discipline
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Tips for universities navigating financial headwinds
Even if costs are rising, keeping a university afloat is always the best option, says Andrew Burn
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Margaret MacMillan: free enquiry needs to be defended
Toronto historian warns academics against shying away from the complexities of the past
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Finding fault in Australia’s latest data dump
The Australian government has released three major data sets unusually back-to-back and full of mistakes, leading John Ross to ask: why so much, why so fast and why so erroneous?
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Australian universities fear ‘grand challenges’ research focus
Response to row over vetoing of humanities grants could result in curiosity-driven scholarship being pushed out
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: life sciences methodology
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 life sciences subject ranking includes a wide range of narrower subject areas. The subjects used to create this ranking are: Agriculture and...
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Glasgow School of Art director Tom Inns steps down
Leader to move on after ‘the most challenging tenure’ leading the fire-hit institution
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Wellcome mandates publication before peer review in health crises
Organisation joins Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in signing up to the Plan S open-access initiative
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: psychology methodology
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 psychology subject ranking includes a range of narrower subject areas. The subjects used to create this ranking are: Psychology Educational/...
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: clinical, pre-clinical and health methodology
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 clinical, pre-clinical and health subject ranking includes a range of narrower subject areas. The subjects used to create this ranking are:...
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UK universities ‘bleeding their business schools dry’
Parent institutions siphon off majority of most UK business schools’ expenditure, survey says