Robot era nears as machine conducts 100,000 experiments a year
The dream of robot researchers is edging closer with automated laboratory producing five years of experiments in just two weeks, experts claim
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Most UK students ‘don’t think free speech under threat’ on campus
King’s College London survey finds ‘significant agreement’ between students and the public ‘on the value of freedom of expression’
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Is cooperation the antidote to higher education’s competitive anxiety?
As concerns rise about mainstream universities’ affordability, social impact and working cultures, the UK’s Labour Party is mulling the idea of fostering cooperative, comprehensive universities. John...
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The BAME attainment gap is not the fault of BAME students
Asking BAME students to spend significant amounts of time helping universities decolonise the curriculum is far from the ideal solution, says Daniel Akinbosede
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Harvard teaching assistants strike over wages and protections
University’s first graduate walkout since 1973 comes as winter break approaches
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Landlords ‘deceiving’ foreign students in ߣߣÊÓƵ
ߣߣÊÓƵn study finds no difference between housing arranged overseas and lodgings organised locally
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ߣߣÊÓƵ introduces law against contract cheating services
Draft bill ‘clarified’ to prevent inadvertent targeting of family and friends
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Labour vote set to hold up among HE staff, THE survey suggests
But results also suggest tactical voting – often due to Brexit – rather than policy is driving many choicesÂ
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Black students in US ‘at higher risk of attempting suicide’
Study finds that students who are more likely to perceive stigma around mental health issues have greater odds of exhibiting suicidal behaviourÂ
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UK general election 2019: where could students impact the vote?
Students could have significant impact on individual seats, THE modelling suggests, but jury is out on whether this might change overall result
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ߣߣÊÓƵn minister stokes university free speech ‘arms race’
Dan Tehan tells THE that he ‘fully supported’ institutions going beyond sector-wide code
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Tweet this: There is more to academic life than triumph and misery
Would-be scholars confronted with academics’ tweets could be forgiven for running for the hills, worries Scott RichÂ
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Dutch end ‘one-sided’ research focus and hope world follows
Proposals include new job classifications, a rolling back of metrics, and shorter publication lists in a bid to end excessive ‘emphasis on research performance’
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Universities split over pay deductions for action short of strike
Ucea chair’s institution among those to decide against withholding salaries