Mid-career female researchers ‘need bespoke research grants’
UK professional bodies for mathematicians call for specialist funding to help female senior lecturers whose research careers are blown off course
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The skills fetish is fragmenting education and careers
Thinking in terms of disembodied abilities undermines again well-rounded learning and secure employment, says Gavin Moodie
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Minimum entry bar would ‘undermine British values on aspiration’
Government plan would also mean alternative non-degree qualifications being downgraded in eyes of employers, MillionPlus warns
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Ouriginal chief defends Turnitin takeover against monopoly jibes
Merger of two of the biggest plagiarism checkers will help combat more sophisticated forms of cheating, Andreas Ohlson says
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Are corporate interests taking over US higher education?
Just as campaigns to promote societal benefit show strength, activists admit setbacks in wider battleground for basic academic freedom
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European universities fear funding cuts as defence spending hiked
Dutch universities among those fearing multibillion-euro redistribution
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Black historian claims Bristol used her as ‘human shield’
Olivette Otele criticises employer’s reliance on her research, saying overwork and back-stabbing led her to burnout
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Funding shortfall on each UK undergraduate ‘will double to £4K’
Average deficit incurred by English universities for teaching a UK student will more than double to about £4,000 in 2024-25, Russell Group warns
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The rising cost of UK higher education risks pricing out the disadvantaged
Progress on widening participation may go into reverse if mounting scepticism about university’s value isn’t addressed, says Zahir Irani
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End of affirmative action badly hit medical student diversity
Minority public medical school enrolment seen down by more than third in five years in US states that banned racial considerations in admissions
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Oxford launches foundation year for students with BBB grades
University follows Cambridge in offering gifted state school students chance to take fully funded introductory year
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China crackdown ‘hit US scientists’ research quality’
US project leaders with history of China collaboration ‘saw dent to citations’
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As UK industrial disputes drag on, should union rethink tactics?
UCU pushes on with shrinking rounds of strike action despite calls to regroup and rethink
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Universities pay out record compensation as complaints rise
Ombudsman says difficulties finding alternative remedies during pandemic partly to blame for £1.3 million bill
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Impact must not be the enemy of criticality
Pursuing research relevance is important, but the risk is that it becomes a form of deference, co-option and control, says Matthew Flinders