Oxford women’s long journey to equality is still not over
While female undergraduate numbers have finally reached parity, it is a different story among college fellows, say Elizabeth Baigent and Claire Hann
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Robin DiAngelo: are universities hotbeds of ‘nice racism’?
White Fragility author challenges institutions to live up to their proclaimed values
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No one should be frozen out of research data networks
Grand challenges won’t be solved unless disciplinary research data are opened up to all, says Nathan Cunningham
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A new perspective on the Arab world
The methodology behind the inaugural Arab University Rankings includes new regional measures on reputation and collaboration
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Florida mandates political viewpoint survey in universities
Students and faculty to be asked annually about their personal opinions, with public funding tied to answers
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English elite report highest borrowing and biggest deficits
Regulator’s financial report predicts significant drop in European enrolment, but for revenue to hold steady
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Adam Tickell to succeed David Eastwood as Birmingham v-c
Sussex head rose to vice-principal during previous five-year spell at Midlands institution
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Ex-minister aims to block subject limit on English lifelong loans
Tory peer Lord Johnson’s amendment to skills bill intended to stop ministers using ELQ rule or number caps in lifelong loans
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‘Brightest’ PhD student took own life after ‘extreme trauma’
Josie Jolley, who had previously been homeless and allegedly sexually assaulted, described as ‘most talented postgraduate who has ever come through the geography department at the University of...
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Want to skip the vaccine queue? Take a college entrance exam
Young Koreans take advantage of a scheme to give jabs to test-takers
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German police arrest Russian ‘spy’ at university
Federal prosecutor alleges that ‘Ilnur N’ passed on university information to Russian intelligence services in return for cash
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Suited and booted for the campus return, or is scruffy the new norm?
Academics are not known for their killer dress sense, but it can affect everything from course evaluations to perceived competence, say Sebastian Oliver and Ben Marder
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Pedagogical research needs clearer standards of excellence
Wider take-up by academics requires both relevance to specific disciplines and accessibility across disciplines, says Camille Kandiko Howson
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Peer review before research tied to better science
Registered reports model produces better outcomes on all 19 criteria covering novelty, rigour, and importance
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UK ‘lost £1.5 billion’ Horizon 2020 funding after Brexit vote
Scientists for EU says country now needs a plan to regain lost ground as Horizon Europe kicks off