Academics feel besieged and aggrieved
Academics see the OfS, like the changes in USS pensions, as another attack on them and the cherished compensations of their profession
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Universities put us on the naughty step
In her opinion article “UK academics have snapped – and not just over pensions” (22 March), Sarah Colvin argues that universities increasingly treat academics like feckless children who cannot be...
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USS’ straw man
In his article “USS strike: we can’t ignore reality of our deficit, says pensions boss” (Opinion, 19 March, www.timeshighereducation.com), Bill Galvin, the chief executive of the Universities...
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Empty training talk
Looking at the article “Bring a professor to work” (Opinion, 22 February), once again I find myself reading a post about the need for academics to prepare students for the “world of work”. Once again...
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French campuses on edge after Montpellier attack
As Macron government seeks major reforms, allegations emerge that academics were among attackers at university
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New leaders for England and Wales ombuds service
Felicity Mitchell and Ben Elger to lead Office of the Independent Adjudicator
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THE podcast: The US budget and funding for higher education
The Times Higher Education editorial team discusses a victory for higher education funding in the US
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Richer data give the lie to poor completion rates in Canada
Following individuals’ paths in and out of different institutions shows that most students eventually graduate, say Ross Finnie, Richard E. Mueller and Arthur Sweetman
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Students’ narcissism trumps their work ethic
Efforts to convince modern undergraduates to study hard and accept their grades need constant reinforcement, say Raj Persaud and Adrian Furnham
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Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain, by Robert Saunders
Book of the week: After a bitter campaign, the UK once resoundingly rejected Euroscepticism, Vernon Bogdanor writes
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Claims that reproducibility crisis ‘overblown’ spark debate
Scientists reject the ‘crisis narrative’ as an inflammatory distraction from bigger issues
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