On when a face veil is and isn’t a problem in lectures
Some lecturers will rightly encourage forms of student interaction that are impossible for those covering their faces, Eric Heinze argues
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Impostor syndrome in the academy: no one is immune
Undergraduate or star scholar, status seems to offer little protection against feeling unworthy while less privileged students may be more at risk
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Universities seek ‘common cause’ with City over Brexit
Both banks and universities are ‘full of highly skilled European workers’ and so have an interest in pushing for liberal immigration system, conference hears
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Anti-immigration politics spells trouble for universities
Switzerland shows risks to universities from rise of right-wing populist parties and politicians, says John Morgan
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Does the Stern review leave early career researchers ‘exposed’?
The proposal to end the portability of research outputs could penalise ECRs, writes Nick Wright
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Jo Johnson recognises ‘burning need’ for clarity on EU students
Minister also warns UUK conference of challenges ahead on non-EU recruitment
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Open access 'boosts citations by a fifth'
New study looks at what happened when a university made its publications publicly available through an institutional repository
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University of Bradford v-c plans to launch global mission group
Brian Cantor says the network aims to be more inclusive and more global than existing university groups
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Journal to rank peer reviewers to improve response times
Idea is one of several ways to speed the peer review process, although some think it will annoy academics
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Government urged to avert 'sudden decline' in EU students
UUK president calls for guarantee that EU students can access loans for 2017 entry
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Home Office targeting ‘phantom’ international students
Government’s reliance on ‘dubious evidence’ has damaged UK’s reputation and economy, says IPPR
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MIT Mooc launches essay grading option
Experiment on online philosophy course marks a new path for humanities Moocs
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Fall in Chinese students going to Taiwan amid political tension
Taiwanese universities are already under pressure from an ageing population