Open University v-c Peter Horrocks announces resignation
Vice-chancellor stands down after union members passed no confidence vote
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THE podcast: China's global influence
Members of the THE editorial team discuss the influence of China on global higher education
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Female PhD chemists ‘more successful’ with same-sex supervisor
Female chemists are more productive and successful in the job market if they have a female supervisor, analysis shows
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Australian report calls for more help for rural students
Review highlights income support and housing as key issues for university students from regional backgrounds
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What’s the use in university planning?
University strategising in the days before JoJo, BoJo and Brexit was more back-patting than visionary, but what universities need now is a plan for survival, says John Cater
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Murdoch and Hertfordshire in ‘two-for-one’ joint degree deal
Students will spend 18 months at each institution and graduate with degrees from both
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Australia’s demand-driven system ‘needs overhaul’
Cost pressures rule out a resumption of uncapped system as we know it, former top bureaucrat says
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Dogs on campus: pets or workers?
Study explores how we should conceptualise the role of animal participants in pre-exam petting sessions
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UK student suicide rate ‘rises by 56 per cent in 10 years’
Suicide rate among UK students exceeds that among young people in general population for first time, finds analysis
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The week in higher education – 12 April 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Career advice: how to manage a public relations crisis
The dawn of the digital age means universities must rethink how they respond to negative headlines, according to a new book
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Interview with Rabia Bhuiyan
The women’s rights lawyer on growing up in Bangladesh, meeting Mother Teresa and uniting against patriarchy
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Ivan Davis, 1932-2018
Leading pianist who spent more than four decades at the University of Miami remembered
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Confucius Institute crackdown predicted as global inquiries mount
Universities may close centres or be forced to register employees as foreign agents as a result of investigations, say experts
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Chief executive of defunct English regulator paid £178K on early exit
Hefce's Madeleine Atkins received payment in lieu of salary for remainder of contract, but declined 'redundancy payment'