Students are children and still need pastoral guidance
Newly arrived undergraduates are typically too immature to be trusted with the conduct of their own lives, says Felipe Fernández-ArmestoÂ
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THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2019: methodology
The Europe Teaching Rankings look at student engagement. A total of 14 factors feed into the data, which are used to reflect the broad strength of institutions
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THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2019: personal growth
Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero describes initiatives helping students to reach their potential
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English universities welcome boost in QR research funding
Budget for 2019-20 promises £45 million in quality-related support, but universities say more is needed
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Professor: give non-graduates ‘dignity’ to heal societal divide
Populism scholar Matthew Goodwin discusses political side-effects of higher education expansion and academic debate about ‘grievances’ fuelling movements
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More than a fifth of research uncited in half of G20 nations
In Russia and Indonesia, more than a third of research produced without international collaboration fails to gain single citation
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Three job interview types you’ll encounter as a PhD
And tips on what to do in each from Alfredo Cumerma
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‘We’ve let the ball drop’ on increasing number of women in science
Higher education leaders and scientists from around the world identify ways to make it easier for women to succeed in scientific fieldsÂ
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Not sure about how to structure your university? Ask 700 pizza-fuelled volunteers
Crowdsourcing a new configuration for the University of South ߣߣÊÓƵ boosted brainpower and perhaps even institutional loyalty, says David Lloyd
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Hostility to teaching-only universities ‘boils down to sentiment’
Most fervent opponents of dropping requirement for ߣߣÊÓƵn universities to conduct research employ large numbers of teaching-only academics
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University of Alaska ‘devastated’ by 41 per cent budget cut
Reduction in budget to tune of $135 million (£107 million) could lead to 1,300 job losses, officials estimate
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Regulator finds ‘systemic’ failings at De Montfort after v-c exit
OfS investigation followed Dominic Shellard’s departure, with university admitting failure on oversight of leadership, ‘in particular the v-c’
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ߣߣÊÓƵn contract cheating law ‘could prohibit friendly help’
Proposed legislation could thwart peer support, universities say
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Cambridge PhD student quits over ‘structural racism’
Indiana Seresin accuses universities of focusing on gender equality at expense of racial justice
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Pakistan funding cuts ‘disastrous’ for universities
Scholars say cuts to Higher Education Commission’s budget will drive academic brain drain