Surprise bill
The recent National Audit Office report on private higher education providers fails to address grave shortcomings in the conduct of the Student Loans Company (“NAO: still no ‘firm grip’ on English...
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A business proposal
It was great to hear Alec Cameron, vice-chancellor and chief executive of Aston University, elaborate on the relationship between business schools and universities at the Chartered Association of...
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PhD principles
Bonded scholarship schemes run by governments and companies are not uncommon (“The pains of bondage”, Opinion, 16 November). It is not the business of UK universities to renegotiate these schemes but...
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‘LinkedIn degrees’ from global providers ‘could leave UK behind’
Open University vice-chancellor claims that courses curated by technology giants might be more attractive than Russell Group’s offerings
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What next for Zimbabwe’s ‘tainted’ higher education system?
Agnieszka Piotrowska looks at the past, present and possible future of Zimbabwe’s universities, following the resignation of Robert Mugabe
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Overseas student enrolment in Canada rises by 11 per cent
Universities Canada says country is ‘known worldwide as a nation that values diversity and inclusion’
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Oxford v-c: ‘educational divide’ threatens democracy in UK and US
Louise Richardson says universities must be fair in admissions and focus on inequality in response to populism
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Open access publishing platform launched for African scientists
AAS Open Research offers immediate online publication and transparent, post-publication peer review
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Why teaching in English may not be such a good idea
Research suggests that students learn better in their native tongue, and English fails to prepare international students for a job after graduation, says Michele Gazzola
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Shared identity: universities and their towns are mutually reliant
Ahead of the UK City of Culture 2021 being named next month, Craig Mahoney looks at how winning the title can revitalise towns and their universities
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Turkey’s rival scientific academies vie for legitimacy
Pushed to break away from the established Turkish academy by increasing government control, Bilim Akademisi has now been accepted into the European fold
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Rise of the research-bots: AI software that writes your papers for you
Critics warn new 'Manuscript Writer' program may be too good to be true, since automated content could run the risk of plagiarism