Without self-criticism, there can be no progressive thought in the academy
Scholars who teach the rest of us to read Locke and Mill ‘against the grain’ decline to do the same in the case of their own heroes, says Eric Heinze
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Derby cuts hit ‘half of top researchers’ as Keele votes to strike
Risk of ‘lasting damage’ to academic reputation in latest round of job losses
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Universities urge stability with UK graduate visa at risk
Alarm that immigration targets may trump universities’ pleas as government mulls new policies
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Ethnic diversity of UK academics still lags behind student body
Institutions mustn’t let diversity efforts go backwards as funding crisis grows, vice-chancellor says
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Reconsider reliance on US tech companies, universities warned
European universities urged to review dependence on Amazon, Google and Microsoft as Trump policies expose vulnerabilities
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Are Australian universities failed by too-short election cycles?
In recent years, politicians have flip-flopped in their attitudes and policies towards higher education, amid controversy over ‘woke’ agendas and the social effects of immigration. Ahead of next...
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Building connections with AI industry is vital to keeping degrees relevant
Universities must also be flexible enough to facilitate continuous course adaptation as technology advances, say Caroline and Lee Clewley
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Technological universities ‘losing talent’ without professorships
Irish institutions hope new employment grade could help retain staff and drive research
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Boycotts and lawsuits could help US universities ‘fight’ Trump
Resistance strategies emerge as White House attempts to make elite universities fall in line
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Cardiff union goes ‘nuclear’ with marking boycott plus strikes
University and College Union disputes institution’s claim to have significantly reduced job cuts figure
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Job losses set to soar at regional Queensland university
Staff blame recent bout of recruitment as USQ prepares to cut more than one in 10 workers
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China research spending outstrips US despite faltering economy
Tariffs and further economic barriers only likely to drive spend on science and technology higher, analysts predict, amid hopes innovation can kickstart recovery