Australia to take European lead on qualifications framework
Tightly defined learning levels are inappropriate in an age of stackable credentials, report suggests
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Richard Arum: US undergraduate education is declining and failing
Leading sociologist says that universities’ failure to enthuse students is to blame for low levels of study outside the classroom
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Watchdog wants university data review in Cambridge Analytica probe
Information Commissioner’s Office expresses concern about academics using data gathered for research purposes for commercial gain
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US university ordered to reinstate lecturer in free speech row
John McAdams criticised a graduate student by name on his blog over her views on gay marriage
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Ecuador rector: ‘My male staff still call me darling’
First female rector of Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral wants to challenge sexism in Latin American academic culture
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Three years for PhDs ‘not long enough’
Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist
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International science conferences should leave Trump’s US
Holding scientific meetings in the US discriminates against scientists who are barred entrance to the country under the recently upheld travel ban, argues Bryan Ford
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Fifth of big recruiters screen university names from applications
Results of Social Mobility Employer Index suggests dominance of Russell Group is being slowly eroded
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MPs call for UK to create research misconduct watchdog
Commons Science and Technology Committee expresses concerns that use of non-disclosure agreements could allow errant scholars to reoffend elsewhere
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Japan ‘supporting champions’ as route to global prestige
Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities
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China closes scores of Sino-foreign joint programmes
Ministry of Education says concerns were raised over ‘poor teaching standards’ of some joint initiatives
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Education investment pushes China up innovation ranking
Asian giant combines spending and efficiency to crack the top 20