The GDR is gone, but its Stasi-conferred titles live on
The recognition of East German academic titles, including PhDs issued by the State Security Ministry, remains controversial, writes Brian Bloch
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How to seek promotion for teaching
Thank-you notes and other proofs of positive impact can help distinguish your application. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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USS reforms will only undermine scheme
The decision by the University of York to deduct 100 per cent pay in response to the University and College Union’s democratic mandate to initiate an assessment boycott in the Universities...
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BIS tight-lipped over private refusals
Two big providers again make the designated list but few details offered about others
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Private medical college decries poor diagnosis
University of Buckingham says academic standards at Medipathways College, whose courses it validates, ‘remain strong’ despite QAA report
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Fears for higher education sector as key BIS role splits in two
Departure of Sir John O’Reilly will see ‘existing talent’ within the Civil Service fill higher education and science roles
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Foreign students sidetracked by job search and internships
Non-EU cohort under pressure to secure work after the abolition of the post-study work visa
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To whom do ideas belong?
Thoughts on academic work and property
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Reference writing: may I recommend reform?
Stephen Mumford on why academics must take back some control over the process
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Lecturer calls for clarity in use of learning analytics
Work on a transparent ethical policy at The Open University highlighted concerns about technology and privacy
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Who benefits from the impact agenda?
Ansgar Allen questions the motives of a growing band of champions
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Palace of Books, by Roger Grenier, translated by Alice Kaplan
Robert Eaglestone on the literary reflections of one of France’s great post-war littérateurs
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Women choose shorter conference presentations: study
Research shows female scholars opting for short talks over long ones, even at a gender-balanced event
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Fees crisis to hit Northern Ireland
Cutbacks of up to 15% loom if gap cannot be plugged by Stormont
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York to review pay threat over marking boycott
The University of York is to review its decision to withhold all pay from staff taking part in a marking boycott over proposed pension reforms