Vote of no confidence in Northampton vice-chancellor
UCU passes motion as government guarantees £230 million public bond to fund Waterside campus
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Interview: Mark Turrell
From election monitoring to military tips, Matthew Reisz meets the man who uses systems thinking as a force for good
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It's time to rebuild Brand Britain
Sonal Minocha recalls her own experience as an international student and argues that post-study work visas must be brought back
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Fifty years of free speech at Berkeley
Massimo Mazzotti on the legacy of the 1964 movement
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Will universities’ bullying boomerang?
Legal scholars say threats to sue individual academics over industrial action may expose institutions to greater liability
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UCU accused of betrayal over university pensions
Ten branches demand sector conference as union fails to escalate industrial action in response to pay docking threats in marking boycott
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An anonymity problem
I write in response to the article on whether post-publication peer review can endure the legal action launched by a US scientist who claims that anonymous comments posted on Pub Peer cost him a job...
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Counting university contact hours is a waste of time
Discoveries made off-campus are as valuable as lectures, says Christopher Bigsby
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Imperial College London back at top of research council income table
The London university, which was awarded £114 million, heads the list of grant winners in a ‘difficult funding climate’
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Fall in grant application success rates at five research councils
Fewer applications prompt concerns over drop in funding and inflationary pressures
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‘Potatoes goin’ to potate’: Nigel Piercy has a dig at critics
Dean of Swansea School of Management used ‘unsupportive’ language to dismiss student complaints
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Should universities be exempt from the FoI Act?
Chris Cobb and Maurice Frankel debate the pros and cons
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FE colleges’ degree-awarding status ‘should be extended’
More further education colleges should have the equivalent of degree-awarding powers to ‘redress’ the technical and academic education balance.
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Students march for ‘free education’
Students have been marching in London calling for ‘free education’, in an attempt to push fees back on to the news and political agenda
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‘Walkout’ by black members at UCU event
A University and College Union event saw ‘an outburst and walkout’ by black members in protest at the union’s alleged failure to tackle race issues