Subject divergence
Whoever proposed the subject-level teaching excellence framework has little or no idea just how complex and varied a “subject” can be (“Subject-level TEF ‘bad for students’”, News, 27 July). Some...
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HEA standards
I was a member of the team that awarded the original senior fellowships of the Higher Education Academy. That proved to be a very challenging task, but it taught all those involved how difficult it...
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Crisis accounting
The “financial hole” that has been reported in the Universities Superannuation Scheme in no way corresponds to the health of the fund in the real world. Rather, it is the result of what a recent...
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Carrots and sticks are not enough in Indonesia
Without more research funding, senior Indonesian academics are unlikely to be able to meet new government-imposed publication standards, says Martin Surya Mulyadi
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Higher spending is not the key to equity
Before pouring more public or private money into universities, politicians must ensure that all students are properly prepared, says Warren Bebbington
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Academic media angels can wing it to 24/7th heaven
Academics able to link their expertise to world events can raise their personal and institutional profiles to previously unimaginable levels, says Russell Reader
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ERC launches grants scheme for multiple principal investigators
Synergy Grants will be worth a total of €250 million but, when piloted in 2012 and 2013, success rates were under 3 per cent
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Trump administration targets affirmative action in admissions
Threat to sue universities with policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants ‘deeply disturbing’
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France’s scholarly MPs take clinical approach to policy
Academics who have become deputies for Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche! hope to tackle country’s problems with scientific method
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Teaching intensity: the key to measuring student learning?
A pilot planned for the subject-level teaching excellence framework has revived debate about the importance of small group teaching at university
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Data bite: Does UK or Australia rely more on overseas student revenue?
Latest financial data for both countries show that overall Australian universities have a greater reliance on international students, but not by much
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Peru reshapes technical education system
New institutes of excellence to lead training in agriculture, engineering, mining and industry
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UK students ‘may be barred from Erasmus after Brexit’
The UK's ‘red line’ on free movement of labour may prevent its students from participating in the Erasmus exchange programme, says European Union law expert