Recruitment strategies are failing academics from ethnic minorities
If UK universities are serious about improving the diversity of their staff, they must begin by assessing their recruitment strategies and interviewing processes, says Roshan DougÂ
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How we are evaluating impact in our new SDG-based ranking
Duncan Ross explains how universities’ evidence is being verified and measured in the THE University Impact Rankings
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Doubts over Israel’s bid to double international student intake
Country’s £93 million initiative aims to make it a ‘beacon of academia’, but scholars question whether learners will want to go
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Scientists in step for ‘Dance Your PhD’ competition
Turning to dance may help scientists communicate their findings to those who distrust experts, claims competition winner
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European university heads take the fight to publishers
Vice-chancellors are leading contract negotiations, allowing universities to make more demands on open access and costs
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US science society launches research hotline for politicians
American Association for the Advancement of Science accompanied by global efforts to better inform policymaking
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‘Usualising’ transgendered people can help break down stereotypes
Trans people deserve visibility that recognises them as unique individuals, not whether they fit society’s expectations of them, says Pippa CatterallÂ
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Australian funding growth claims ‘shifty’
Institutions that win performance-related funding will fall behind anyway, university group claims
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Report calls for moratorium on new Confucius Institutes in UK
Conservative Party Human Rights Commission calls for investigation into whether Communist-supported centres are being used to intimidate students or restrict freedom of expression
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Commercialised university receives satirical screen treatment
Weitermachen Sanssouci may be the first film to tackle the woes of research assessment, casualisation and an obsession with student employability
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Hungarian scholars fear ‘loss of freedom’ in academy restructure
Academics highlight brain drain of researchers and loss of international research partners as concerns in wake of latest government ‘attack on autonomy’
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Canadian universities battle to preserve copyright exemptions
Publishers accuse institutions of piracy as revenues slump
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Brexit won’t hold back science
If history has taught us anything, it is that out of conflict comes collaboration, says Carel Stolker
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‘No conflict’ between academic and trade books
University presses need to collaborate and think big in an uncertain marketplace, says UNSW executive