The week in higher education – 26 April 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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In a populist era, Europe’s universities are progressive strongholds
Higher education institutions are vital not just to research and economic growth but also to ensuring the health of liberal democracy on the continent
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The best universities in New Europe
Times Higher Education ranking reveals top universities from across the 13 latest European Union member states
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Research Excellence Summit: east-west gap ‘worsened by EU easy money’
Speakers at THE summit worry that structural funds have become ‘part of the problem’ for new member states
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Academic fraud a ‘real challenge’ to UK’s quality assurance
Head of QAA says a wave of allegations against alternative providers shows need for action on academic malpractice
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Economic crisis crippling progress at Venezuelan universities
University leaders introduce three-day timetables as teachers struggle to pay bus fares to get to class
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Social media ‘fair game’ in admissions process
But survey finds less than a third of colleges actually look at social media profiles when making admissions decisions
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Publishers split over how to tackle ResearchGate
While one group of publishers takes academic network to court over copyright, another strikes deal
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Pros and cons of Purdue’s ‘budget cutter without peer’
Land-grant university’s seven-year tuition freeze under former Republican governor means out-of-state recruitment drive
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Decisive action is needed to address the gender pay gap
If the legislative requirements to respond to gender pay gaps are perceived as weak, the moral imperative for universities to act is strong, argues Anthony Forster
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No more graduates needed: Switzerland goes it alone on HE
Combining egalitarian access, prized vocational education and elite research universities, the ‘Swiss paradox’ may offer international lessons
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New research partnership model devised after Facebook scandal
Academics establish deal with social network that will allow ‘insider’ scholars to filter data given to researchers