Why do UK universities have no vision for their future?
If the sector is to tackle the existential threats facing the world, it must rediscover its practical idealism about itself, says Nigel Thrift
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University underfunding ‘an existential threat’ to Estonia
Increasingly international universities want to push native-language brain drain up the political agenda, despite their rescue from ‘freefall’ by a recent funding top-up
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The UK’s Freedom of Speech bill needs an exemption for heckling
Universities should not be obliged to support speech that restricts another’s right to speech or academic freedom, say James Murray and Alice Sullivan
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New Zealand government steers clear of university pay disputes
You are part of the problem, academic union tells Labour, as government declines to ‘step in’
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The evidence is in: liberal arts faculty connect better with their students
Students at higher-ranked liberal arts colleges report strong relationships with their instructors – but rural institutions languish, says Samuel Abrams
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World Reputation Rankings 2022: methodology
Our Academic Reputation Survey forms the foundation for these rankings, meaning that they are built on the insights of a representative sample of global experts
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Simmons: junking legacy admissions could hurt diverse colleges
Leading civil rights figure in US higher education questions assertions by Supreme Court justices that ending legacy advantages could be a reasonable response to their expected ban on affirmative...
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Hiring freezes and layoffs as inflation hits central Europe
Ministries and rectors in Austria and Slovakia are yet to reach agreements on the extra funding needed to cover surging costs
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Australian research assessment exercise ‘has achieved purpose’
Funding council reviewer signals intent to recommend ditching ERA, rewriting national interest test and circumscribing veto power
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Pakistan establishing university in former Taliban stronghold
Tribal areas get their first public institution since 2018 incorporation, benefiting women unable to seek education further afield
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Cash-strapped Birkbeck must not axe social mobility
The mature student specialist’s renowned politics department could become part of the solution rather than the problem, says Matthew Flinders
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Watchdog criticises Christ Church over dean dispute costs
Charity Commission issues formal warning over handling of finances linked to Martyn Percy affair
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Only one in 11 UK universities ‘very confident’ on carbon targets
Survey finds a vast majority of students want clearer strategies for climate change
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Coursera becomes latest edtech firm to announce redundancies
One of the biggest original Mooc providers is ‘entering a new chapter’, its chief executive has told staff, amid a gloomier financial climate
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Lives in the balance
Our work-life balance survey finds the inevitable: that for many if not most in academia, workloads are unmanageable, and seem to be getting worse