Claire Sponsler, 1954-2016
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Interview with Leighton Andrews
We talk government-university relationships, protecting Welsh students’ finances and the highs and lows of supporting Cardiff City FC, with the former politician
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Anti-immigration politics spells trouble for universities
Switzerland shows risks to universities from rise of right-wing populist parties and politicians, says John Morgan
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Does the Stern review leave early career researchers ‘exposed’?
The proposal to end the portability of research outputs could penalise ECRs, writes Nick Wright
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Jo Johnson recognises ‘burning need’ for clarity on EU students
Minister also warns UUK conference of challenges ahead on non-EU recruitment
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Journal to rank peer reviewers to improve response times
Idea is one of several ways to speed the peer review process, although some think it will annoy academics
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Government urged to avert 'sudden decline' in EU students
UUK president calls for guarantee that EU students can access loans for 2017 entry
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University of Bradford v-c plans to launch global mission group
Brian Cantor says the network aims to be more inclusive and more global than existing university groups
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Open access 'boosts citations by a fifth'
New study looks at what happened when a university made its publications publicly available through an institutional repository
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Â鶹 Office targeting ‘phantom’ international students
Government’s reliance on ‘dubious evidence’ has damaged UK’s reputation and economy, says IPPR
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MIT Mooc launches essay grading option
Experiment on online philosophy course marks a new path for humanities Moocs
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Fall in Chinese students going to Taiwan amid political tension
Taiwanese universities are already under pressure from an ageing population
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Dozens of universities ‘struggling to make progress on retention’
Social Market Foundation research dismisses claim that widening participation hampers improvements
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World University Rankings blog: what’s new for 2016-2017?
THE’s director of data and analytics Duncan Ross reflects on the work underpinning the 2016-2017 World University Rankings
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Sudan’s university police ‘authorised to shoot students’
Concern over creation of 760-strong unit after unrest on country's campuses