There is more to the marketisation of English HE than neoliberalism
Political interventions on a host of issues suggest marketisation’s opponents are wrong to see neoliberalism as the root of all evil, says Gerbrand Tholen
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Israeli budget cuts ‘devastating’ for universities
Wartime austerity could slash research output and disproportionately hit disadvantaged students, sector leaders warn
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Cambridge launches £48 million PhD studentship fund
Investments from Trinity College Cambridge and university will support about 300 PhDs over a decade
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Trump presidency with ‘axes to grind’ spells danger for US sector
Academics warn that a Trump ‘administration of retribution’ could affect many aspects of higher education, including loan forgiveness, diversity efforts and student protests
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Reclaim the narrative, longest-serving v-c urges UK universities
John Cater, who is set to retire after 31 years at the helm of Edge Hill University, warns that sector finances have never been more challenging
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The UK’s new prevention duty could move the dial on sexual harassment
The rules should quash the idea that a formal investigation is the only way to take action on disclosures or rumours of abuse by staff, says Anna Bull
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Students file lawsuit against Polish ‘diploma mill’ university
Collegium Humanum allegedly issued more than 1,000 fast-track MBA degrees in exchange for ‘financial and personal benefits’
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China sets new priorities for Double First-Class universities
Top universities project evolving to focus on interdisciplinary work and longer-term measures of success as 10-year anniversary nears
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Academic freedom ‘compromised’ when institutions choose content
‘Conflating knowledge systems with underlying disciplinary teaching’ is part of a ‘slippery slope’ for the academy
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University of Tasmania backpedals on Hobart campus relocation
New STEM proposal meets state’s needs and government’s demands, vice-chancellor says, but opponents say all relocation plans should be scrapped
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Fafsa: short-term pain on enrolments, but hope of long-term gain
Student aid form delays seen as deterring some students from enrolling this autumn, but modifications still seen as making things simpler for future applicants
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‘Sloppy’ spelling errors on the rise in research papers
Pressure to publish seen as pushing up frequency of common errors including ‘reserach’, ‘pubic health’ and ‘casual inference’
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‘Attack mode’ Tories urged to reconsider approach to universities
Kemi Badenoch appears light on policy but keen to land punches – with higher education potentially again in the firing line
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There is value in the simplicity of my open access proposal for Australia
But we must be sure to protect research and future subscription budgets, as well as building a sensible authentication system, says Cathy Foley
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7 November 2024 digital edition
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