Southampton recruits chauffeur while academic jobs under threat
UCU says move will 'raise further questions about the priorities of senior managers'
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Research into disasters 'heavily skewed towards richest countries'
Report from Elsevier suggests more collaboration with poorer nations is needed
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US tax proposals show support for higher education ‘may be over’
Tax bills are ‘deeply worrying’ for universities, say higher education experts
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UK undergraduates ‘studying less and working more’
Amount of time spent learning in and out of class declines, HEA survey says
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Academia and the gig economy: how to survive in the post-golden age
Academia often treats leavers as failures, but some of our smartest scholars are starting to see walking away as liberation, writes Inger Mewburn
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Scholars ‘can’t be aloof’ from philanthropy
Canadian university dean says fundraising is an important – and fun – activity for academics
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Chinese students ‘use university education to justify intolerant views’
Interviews with students and graduates in China ‘raise serious doubts’ about role of higher education in achieving cohesion
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Working towards a cooperative university for the UK
Rising tuition fees and the marketisation of higher education mean the time is right to explore a new model, says Joss Winn
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Matchmaking tool Konfer seeks to boost university-industry links
As research funding becomes increasingly linked with impact assessment, academics will need help seeking out business partners, sector leaders say
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Free speech ‘adopted’ by hostile right to ‘discredit universities’
Berkeley chancellor issues warning at conference on New Nationalism and Universities
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Open access books ‘much more likely’ to be downloaded and cited
Books, like journals, reach far more people when they are published open access, shows report
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Strike looms as universities seek end to USS defined benefit deal
University and College Union will ballot members on a national walkout over plans to move staff to defined contribution pension scheme
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Canada urged to boost outbound student mobility
Report calls for a quarter of Canadian students to study abroad within 10 years
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EUA calls for clarity on impact in successor to H2020
Fund research grants not loans, Europe’s universities tell Brussels
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Indian institutions barred from using ‘university’ title
Higher education regulator moves to correct confusion over status of specialist institutions