Inequality in attainment
Despite the best efforts of the widening participation initiative, the attainment gap in higher education between black and minority ethnic students and their white counterparts remains. The breadth...
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Everything is just so
The University of Cambridge plans to appoint a LEGO professor of play in education, development and learning (“Cambridge LEGO professor and research centre: price tag £4m”, 11 June). Guided by The...
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THE Leadership and Management Awards 2015 winners
Our universities are not only among our most valuable national assets, they are also incredibly complex and demanding institutions in which to work. The pressures on those responsible for guiding...
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Willetts proposes plan to enshrine £9K system
Former minister’s policy pamphlet outlines possible cost-saving approach
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Scottish higher education governance bill published
Legislation leaves door open to have elections for governing body chairs
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Learn from art and drama schools, says Sir Ken Robinson
University lecturers can learn how to teach creativity by looking at innovative practice found in art colleges and music schools, claims education expert
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Students’ unions face uphill battle in anti-consumerism fight
Efforts to reject a consumerist approach to higher education are undermined by unions’ own reliance on money-making activities, a new study claims
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Lazy rivers and climbing walls: coming to a university near you?
By Kellie Woodhouse, for Inside Higher Ed
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Funding panel: keep £9K fees, boost living costs support
England’s £9,000 fee system is “broadly fit for purpose” and “does not require wholesale reform”, but maintenance support for students should be enhanced, according to a new report
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Working-class graduates ‘locked out’ of top careers
Applications from Russell Group graduates – who are more likely to be from wealthy backgrounds – have a better chance of success, commission says
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Paper disputes causes of research misconduct
The pressure to publish high-profile papers may not be linked to research misconduct, a new study has found.
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Students tell of STEM sexism at Bristol
More than half of female students reading science subjects at the University of Bristol said that they have felt uncomfortable at the institution because of their gender
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Anne Glover and Pete Downes among those honoured in Queen's Birthday list
A number of vice-chancellors, prominent academics and other higher education figures have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
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Jo Johnson: DSA changes will ‘improve’ support for disabled
The government will not halt its planned changes to Disabled Students’ Allowances as they will “improve the levels of support overall” for students, according to Jo Johnson