Amid all the criticism, we must not forget the vital role our universities play
It has been a tough year for higher education, but we must not forget how universities transform their students’ life chances, says Maddalaine Ansell
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Max Planck launches women-only recruitment drive
With women still under-represented at the top levels of research, some see the rise of more explicit ‘affirmative action’ on gender becoming more common
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Huddersfield’s ‘repositioning’ sees 138 jobs go
Garlanded Yorkshire institution denies claims that cuts are related to financial pressures or research ambitions
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Pasteur’s entrepreneurial spirit burns bright in Paris
Not far from the birthplace of preventative medicine, research institutes in the French capital are working together to launch a new era of technology transfer
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Cambridge receives £85 million philanthropic gift
Donation from estate of inventor Ray Dolby will be used to redevelop the university’s physics department
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Huge rise in subscription costs despite open access switch
New data show UK moving rapidly towards open-access model – but subscription costs jump 20 per cent in three years
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‘Unethical’ herpes trial could cost university millions in research funding
Southern Illinois University under investigation for medical school researcher’s involvement with controversial herpes vaccine trial
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Pay row sees Kenyan universities hit by third strike in a year
Union says teaching will not resume until additional funding has arrived in university accounts
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Switzerland and India build closer research partnership
New programme will build on earlier successes in fields ranging from nanotechnology to sustainable energy
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University of Texas strengthens commitment to Mexican research
Staff at new UNAM centre will work on research collaborations between both countries
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Vice-chancellors’ pay row: a whiff of hypocrisy and sexism?
Pam Tatlow looks at the ‘heroes’ and ‘villains’ of the v-c salary row, and finds some unfortunate trends
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Ontario moves to allow indigenous institutes to award own degrees
Provincial government has also announced funding for aboriginal institutions to expand their capacity
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US anthropologists debate response to rise of Trump
Association’s annual meeting discusses teaching in ‘red’ states and need for domestic research
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Australian voters ‘oppose backdoor cuts’ to university funding
Universities Australia highlights UK’s research spending increase as it warns government