Steve Redhead, 1952-2018
Tributes paid to scholar of popular culture who was dubbed ‘Professor Rave’
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Interview with Henry Snaith
The Oxford physicist on his appreciation for nature, renewable energies and the importance of not being afraid to fail
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Scientists team up with BBC to model spread of ‘pandemic’
Contagion!, set to be broadcast on 22 March, estimates a death toll of 890,000 from an outbreak of a Spanish flu-type virus
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Oxford academics launch world’s first ‘blockchain university’
Woolf University aims to charge $57,600 (£41,462) for its first degrees
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Student Experience Survey 2018: welfare concerns hit satisfaction
Long-term trends data raise questions about whether fees are creating new pressures for students that some universities are struggling to address
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First gender pay gap data paints UK universities in poor light
Six higher education institutions report so far that male pay is at least 20 per cent higher than female remuneration
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The week in higher education – 22 March 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Zuma may be gone but his populist fees policy lives on
New South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s first budget confirmed funding for hundreds of thousands of students to be exempted from tuition fees, writes Martin Hall
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Student Experience Survey 2018: Higher education sector still raises the bar in a turbulent year
Despite a bumpy 12 months for universities, students continue to be satisfied with campus life, finds Sara Custer
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Student Experience Survey 2018: The rising stars of higher education
New Times Higher Education survey statistics reveal the institutions making the most progress over the past decade. Simon Baker reports
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Student Experience Survey 2018: Protecting free speech while keeping students safe
The Office for Students’ plan to fine institutions that allow the ‘no-platforming’ of controversial speakers is a boon for those who believe exposure to wide-ranging views is a fundamental part of...
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Student Experience Survey 2018: Staffordshire’s 24-hour campus that works for all
With most of its students living at home, Staffordshire University ensures they can access facilities when it suits them, finds Jo Faragher