Universities keep quiet as Biden retreats from free college plan
Four-year institutions long preferred to emphasise Pell Grant rather than work with community colleges to aid two-year transfers
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‘Time to get real’ on US science diversity efforts
As White House and National Academies plan studies, Howard Hughes Medical Institute acts to boost minority researchers
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Disadvantaged students take second degrees ‘in bid to close gap’
‘Equity’ students’ post-course outcomes slant towards further study rather than work, Australian research finds
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UCU: Zahawi must be ‘voice for students’ against loan costs hike
Union urges education secretary to intervene on student loan changes and to press university bosses into talking on disputes
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US universities should get ahead of student athletes’ rights revolution
As another legal ruling cements the concept of student athletes as employees, institutions need to react, say Harry Johnson and Nicole Buffalano
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Leadership & Management Summit to highlight sector’s opportunity for evolution
In partnership with the University of Glasgow, this annual gathering of leaders in higher education will examine avenues for growth post-Covid
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The Anthropocene Unconscious: Climate, Catastrophe, Culture, by Mark Bould
John Gilbey is intrigued and disturbed by an occasionally irreverent account of how environmental disaster haunts popular culture
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Can researchers navigate the ethical minefield of protest trials?
Dealing with activists in legal jeopardy requires extra attention to ethical concerns, say protesters
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Redraw research success measures to back levelling-up, says v-c
Research funding increase must come with ‘place-based ecosystem’ or it will not boost productivity, says Hepi report co-authored by Lincoln leader
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Gender gap in article submissions rose early in pandemic – study
New analysis of journal data suggests gap was largest for junior researchers and those in health disciplines
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We must not abandon Western-funded Afghan researchers
The targeting such researchers face raises serious questions about universities’ moral responsibilities towards them, say five researchers
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Emerging Economies Summit: Minerva boss defends overhaul of teaching at Arab university
Head of San Francisco-based start-up university tackles ‘rumours’ about reforming degrees at UAE’s Zayed University
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Emerging Economies Summit: Ex-Unesco chief urges regulation of online learning platforms
Measures to limit the dominance of Western universities in online learning may be required, says Getachew Engida
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Emerging Economies Summit: Leaders mull faculty mergers in bid to hit sustainability goals
Growing focus on cross-disciplinary research to tackle SDGs may lead to institutional shake-ups, conference hears