Having research users as referees will boost academic papers’ impact
Social science papers employ more rigour than policy documents do but need to be more reader-friendly, says Tim Blackman
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Students ‘want career-focused courses but not more regulation’
More than half of those polled by Hepi and NUS express support for education designed with employment in mind
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Should academics quit Twitter?
Elon Musk’s ‘de facto town square’ is a place where misinformation abounds and where academia is often attacked by culture warriors. But is fighting back effective? Or can it make things worse if...
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Can academic publishers resist self-censorship in China?
Five years on from Cambridge University Press’ controversial compliance with a Chinese government request to make more than 300 articles unavailable to Chinese readers, publishers are increasingly...
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Staff satisfaction with support for online teaching drops
Sector’s digital ambitions not matched by training, investment and support for staff in transition to more online learning, finds Jisc survey
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International student numbers will continue to grow, says Keegan
Education secretary distances herself from plans to restrict study visas being pushed by No 10
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New Zealand resists call to create independent research council
White paper vows to reshape science sector but also shies away from suggested creation of base operating grants for institutions
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Universities rattled as multi-employer bargaining gets go-ahead
While unions see applications in the private college sector, Australian universities worry about being forced to enter collective bargaining
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Taking students’ phones away really does help them learn – study
Those forced to surrender their technology at the door show higher rates of comprehension and mindfulness, plus less anxiety
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Race equality ranking planned to shake up sector’s slow progress
University leader compiles data to ‘point the finger’ at institutions still lagging behind equality commitments
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Iceland’s university casino idea ‘preposterous’
Leaked pitch for gambling hall and online expansion comes after university experts warn majority of income likely to come from addicts
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If the UK bans overseas students, guards will have lonely Christmases
The campus security desk is often the first and last port of call for jet-lagged and far-from-home students, says George BassÂ
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SUNY hires former US education secretary John King as chancellor
Nation’s largest higher education system gets its first black and Puerto Rican chancellor, in the hope of translating size into prominence and equity, while also stemming demographic declines
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Chinese school-leavers look closer to home for overseas study
Cultural familiarity, sense of safety and soaring rankings foster interest in nearby countries
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US academia ‘will never reach racial parity’ on current progress
But analysis says faculty could become representative of the wider population within three decades if universities make meaningful shifts in hiring