Bonuses up at USS as pension fund deficit grows by £1.8 billion
‘Too early’ to say if employer and employee contributions will have to be increased again, says chief executive
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Grant winners – 28 July 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Laurie Taylor – 28 July 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Universities don’t fear the OIA. It would better if they did
Beefing up the independent adjudicator’s role would benefit the sector and students alike, says Matthew Wyard
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Turkey’s post-coup purge furthers state aim of a subservient sector
All scholars have to stand up for academic freedom as the Turkish AKP government works to silence critical voices, Mehmet Ugur writes
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Coming to terms with transferable skills
Rather than resisting the growing emphasis on employability, academics should be seeking to drive the process, argues Benjamin Poore
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Private ventures ripe for failure
Despite the threats that higher education faces from Brexit, and opposition from across the sector, the government appears to be committed to pushing ahead with its disastrous Higher Education and...
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Race to the top
I salute Times Higher Education for being constantly vigilant about equality issues as they relate to both gender and race. With regard to race in particular and the experiences of black and ethnic...
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Determined future
The response from students to Brexit echoes my experience (“Three-quarters of students ‘angry about Brexit’”, 24 July). The banner held by the students in the article’s picture that reads “You stole...
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Climate of confusion
David Petley from the University of East Anglia confuses two separate issues in his comments about open access to data (“Beware ‘nefarious’ use of open data, summit hears”, News, 11 July). The “...
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Is it relevant?
While there is a need to ensure that students are not cheated or misled, the Competition and Markets Authority and the reaction to its statements are removing the ability of lecturers to alter degree...
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Universities, AI and the shake-up of things to come
Institutions planning for the future would be wise to talk to one of their artificial intelligence researchers