Fixed term and permanent: my two academic lives
Rejection hurts more when you don't have a long-term contract to fall back on, says Helen Lees
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Kenyan exam board bosses arrested over university entry ‘fraud’
Education minister says senior managers at Kenya National Examinations Council implicated in ‘unprecedented cheating’
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University hazing scandal goes viral in South Korea
Football team being doused in ‘milky fermented alcohol’ shines light on practice more commonly associated with the US
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Professor ‘must apologise over blog post to keep job’
Marquette University row follows professor’s online criticism of ‘liberal’ colleague
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Europe’s business schools must refocus on the common good
The 50th anniversary of the two-year MBA in Europe is a good time for the academy to take stock, says Franz Heukamp
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Canada announces C$2 billion fund to modernise campuses
Liberals’ first budget also includes extra support for students
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UK universities want more ‘transparency’ from China on TNE laws
Staff in the UK ‘desperate’ to work with Chinese partners but say they do not understand the legislation
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Prevent 'stopping students speaking out in class'
New statutory duties designed to stop the rise of extremism on campus are making students and staff apprehensive, AUA conference hears
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If you want to effect change, leave the office and talk to people
Universities are a challenging environment but obstacles can be overcome, says Jonathan Ruddle
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Individualism ‘explains UK’s failure to translate research’
Hermann Hauser, who led efforts to launch Catapult network of commercialisation centres, sees a major cultural difference between UK and Germany
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Economics degrees still 'too narrow in focus'
Research shows continuing lack of historical and critical perspective in most bachelor's degrees
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Challenging the grudging consensus behind the REF
Debating the details of research assessment should not obscure wider debates around ethics and legitimacy, says Alis Oancea
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Russell Group head: too many new levies to hit universities
Elite universities are unhappy that new rules targeting charities and big business will hit institutions hard, says Wendy Piatt
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London School of Economics and University of Cambridge seek new leaders
Replacements sought for departing Craig Calhoun and Sir Leszek Borysiewicz