Lessons learned
I had no idea what European Studies were. I just didn’t want to spend four years studying Voltaire, Rousseau, Hugo and Camus. Son of a railwayman, my France was shaped by high-speed trains, snow-...
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Brexit opportunities
By wishing to stay in the European Union, higher education staff have placed themselves at odds with most ordinary people in provincial England and Wales. Now Times Higher Education is full of...
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In development
I appreciate David Mould’s understanding of what he doesn’t know and of how complex Madagascar’s social and cultural landscape is, but his article just highlights everything that is wrong with the...
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Grant winners – 7 July 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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University offers academics cash for hitting recruitment targets
UCU brands University of Bolton incentive scheme, which could see programme leaders paid thousands of pounds, ‘just wrong’
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Wrong marks for dentistry students spark investigation
Hundreds of students at Europe’s largest postgraduate dental school may have been awarded the wrong marks thanks to form-filling blunders
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Does Brexit affect how universities should be teaching journalism?
Many people felt that journalism failed them in its coverage of the EU referendum, writes Martin Buckley. Should things be done differently in the lecture hall?
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Brexit vote highlights the importance of flexible learning
Degree attainment was a strong indicator of pro-Remain views, stressing the importance of making HE available to all who want it, writes Peter Horrocks
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Brexit: UK warned not to miss out on research ‘Champions League’
UK alone could not match ERC prestige, senior Swiss research figure tells MPs
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NUS president pledges to ‘reconnect’ union with campus grass roots
Malia Bouattia says she has ‘absolutely heard the arguments’ of students who voted to disaffiliate
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Wellcome Trust to launch open access research site
Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust will be able to publish their findings ahead of peer review on a new digital platform from this autumn
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US election: education level of voters seen as key factor
Like the UK’s referendum on the EU, the US presidential race looks set to split the population between graduates and non-graduates
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Turn off email, put your phone into airplane mode, and write
Steven Vaughan has been experimenting with a new way of writing, and despite the odd bit of cheating, it’s going very well
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University of Huddersfield gives tutorial filming plan green light
Staff raise ‘serious reservations’ about the impact of proposal to record tutorials
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As the steel plant closes, the role of the university is crucial
Teesside has been hit hard economically by the closure of a steelwork plant and the loss of thousands of jobs, says Jane Turner. The area's university has a huge role to play in its recovery