Sir David Bell swaps Reading v-c job for Sunderland
Former permanent secretary at Department for Education ‘thrilled and honoured’ with move north
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Make greater use of contextual admissions, English sector told
Office for Students says universities should put more weight on applicants’ backgrounds
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California scheme to get ex-prisoners into HE ripe for imitation
Shaking off ‘impostor syndrome’ and stereotypes seen as essential by ex-prisoners recruited to spearhead programme
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REF: funders ‘running out of time’ on open access monographs
Proposals to extend open access requirements to include all long-form works beyond REF 2021 divide opinion
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Publish or perish culture may be ‘enemy of impact’
Study casts doubt on efficacy of increasing research productivity in some disciplines
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Online support networks are vital for parents who study
As two new mothers living thousands of miles apart but juggling the same academic and childcare demands, we found solace in connections with other studying parents, say Nicola White and Rebekah...
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Talks collapse as Germany rejects ‘unacceptable’ Elsevier offer
Publisher says it remains ‘committed’ to striking a deal, but question mark hangs over institutions’ continuing access
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India names six ‘institutes of eminence’ in slimmed-down scheme
Government rewards three public and three private institutions but fails to reach target of giving 20 universities elite status
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Nobel laureate advises scientists to refuse edited media interviews
Peter Doherty warns scientists about being ‘used’ by journalists with a predetermined story to tell
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Australian sector told to train more science and maths teachers
Government may harness funding agreements to influence mix of teacher specialties
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Are academics to blame for the rise of populism?
A critical and questioning intellectual community of social scientists is a core component of a confident and flourishing democracy, but can academic critique go too far? asks Matt Flinders
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Mindfulness ‘helps students recall lectures better’, study claims
Researcher also suggests there is ‘a lot of interest’ in further study on mindfulness-NSS scores link
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Digital professors as critical thought leaders
Professors should embrace the digital transformation of higher education but eschew the commercial interests that will inevitably come with it, argues Markus Giesler
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Trump move against affirmative action may spark Supreme Court battles
Removal of guidelines on affirmative action and retirement of Supreme Court justice could ‘set the stage for future challenges’ to university admission policies