Brexit UK: when the present is another country
A scholar of the past returns to a Britain he thought he knew – and finds himself averting his gaze in despair. Felipe Fernández-Armesto mourns
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On freedom, mission and origin stories
The House of Lords is struggling to define what makes a university within the context of the Higher Education and Research Bill (“Refining our terms”, Leader, 19 January). In the US, “the defining...
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Falling from favour
Re Marguerite Dennis’ blog post “Dwindling US international student numbers? Don’t blame Trump!” (19 January, www.timeshighereducation.com). The most significant factor that has caused the US to lose...
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Let's be frank
I never thought I’d be agreeing with him, but when Donald Trump said that “political correctness…has transformed our institutions of higher education from ones that fostered spirited debate to a...
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Both sides now
You report on the AllSides Dictionary, an online effort to provide a balanced definition of 400 controversial terms, revealing how they are perceived differently by people with different political...
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Laurie Taylor – 26 January 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Grant winners – 26 January 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Ucas figures reveal winners and losers in battle for students
Universities’ records on admissions for different ethnic and social groups also highlighted
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Women in STEM ‘more likely to burn out’
Universities need to open up communication channels to help retain women in science, says study
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UK HE ‘should push for sector-specific’ Brexit deal
UUK accused of failing to emulate sectors ‘from farming to finance’ in seeking special deal
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Nicola Sturgeon praises Scottish universities’ internationalism
First minister speaks at launch of Universities Scotland's global higher education campaign