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Kate Barker to succeed David Eastwood as USS chair
Birmingham v-c to step down from pension fund board this August
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Backlash over call for ‘Darwinism’ in French research funding
Ahead of a new law that critics fear will reduce tenure rights, French scientists have opposed CNRS chief’s full-throated support for competition
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The DfE’s policy responses mix weak soup with meaty steak
Augar’s questions remain largely unanswered but proposals for further education are largely comprehensive and coherent, says Nick Hillman
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India to train researchers in how to spot predatory journals
Scholars welcome new ethics training for doctoral students but want broader action to improve awareness
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British professor quits as external examiner over passport check
UCL academic ‘staggered by the levels of mistrust’ shown as institutions ‘over-comply’ with Home Office policy
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Astronomers leave Hawaii with slim hope for big telescope
Plans opposed by islanders who consider Mauna Kea to be sacred ground
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US regional diversity policies discriminate against students from big cities
Apparently benign aspirations have their historical origins in concern about high levels of admission of certain minorities, says Kate Eichhorn
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Year-plus Australian visa delays hit Chinese PhD hopefuls
Success rate for Chinese doctoral applicants now well below other significant source countries
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Australian researchers contend with continuing extreme weather
Academics and researchers grapple with the latest challenge of a catastrophic summer
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Casualised staff ‘dehumanised’ in UK universities
UCU report examines how academics on insecure contracts are ‘vulnerable and open to exploitation’
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Has global higher education recovered from the financial crash?
Analysis of Unesco and OECD data suggests that, on the surface, spending has rebounded – but some fundamental aspects of higher education investment may have been permanently altered
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McGill asserts divestment commitment after academic quits
University’s leader pledges effective climate response, not ‘symbolic’ actions
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Jo Johnson warns Tories against university culture war
Former minister calls for ‘in trouble’ apprenticeship levy to be reformed into skills and ‘lifelong learning levy’
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Sex for grades is a scandal no matter who raises it
Questioning the BBC’s agenda in highlighting the problem in Ghana and Nigeria does not make it any less serious, says Eric Fredua-Kwarteng