The Office for Students needs to tighten its belt, too
Reports of a 13 per cent rise in registration fees is unjustifiable in the current economic environment, says Stephen Marston
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More parenting means less research productivity
But having a fellow academic as a partner helps, major study finds
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Mergers must be transparent and justified. Ours was neither
The Armenian government’s aborted attempt to amalgamate three universities has left a bad taste, says Karine Harutyunyan
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Most business school research ‘lacks real-world relevance’
Survey portrays field as especially dangerous case of obsession with journal metrics, although chief accreditor promises aggressive bid on societal awareness
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Should universities be servicing a market for declining standards?
Ever more expensive boilerplate qualifications that may or may not connote genuine expertise are not what the world needs, says Valerie Sartor
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New TEF ‘will capture diversity of excellence’ in English HE
As deadline for submissions approaches, OfS outlines how revamped exercise will benefit sector
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US failing to crack down on student aid fraud, audit finds
Trump administration found by congressional watchdog to have largely abandoned investigative office, while Biden team pressed to fix things quicker
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Most Afghan private universities ‘face closure’ after women ban
Academics warn of ‘collapse’ of higher education system after Taliban forces 70,000 female students out of private universities
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Royal Society offers publishing discounts for peer reviewers
Scientific publisher hopes new credit scheme will reward and incentivise peer review
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Want to improve students’ grades? Teach them life coping skills
As academia pushes to raise grades and completions among disadvantaged students, San Francisco professor shows value of Bandura, von Bertalanffy and kaizen
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Ukrainian research backed with creation of new maths institute
Four Fields Medal winners and former European Research Council president among advisory board for independent research institute
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Can elite business schools live up to their promise to reform capitalism?
At best, a revitalised business education can help make tomorrow’s business leaders less destructive than their predecessors, says Carl Rhodes
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UK university staff plan 18 more days of strike action
UCU committee backs escalating action in February and March after rejecting employers’ initial pay rise offer
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Ucas to replace personal statement with series of questions
Admissions service also making changes to teacher references, and plans to release details of grade profiles that were accepted onto courses
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Damning report details antisemitism within NUS
Incidents including a student leader using the words ‘the final solution’ left Jewish students feeling like ‘pariahs’ within the UK student body