UK universities fear collision of REF and subject TEF
Institutions face ‘never-ending rollercoaster’ of assessment, conference hears
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Universities wary of Trump’s move against gender choice
Academics express anxiety about ultimate reach of proposed policy tying gender to birth
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Rich ‘should pay to help poorer nations make open access switch’
Plan S task force leader suggests developed nations could contribute towards article processing charges in poorer sectors
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Mighty All Souls keeps Oxford’s finest on their toes, but is it just for show?
The All Souls fellowship exam confirms everything you already knew about Oxford, yet the brilliance isn’t in the answers but in the institution itself, writes Arabella Byrne
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Government bill for student choice apps rises to £425K
Sector representatives sceptical of ‘kickstarter’ spending
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Middle managers’ tunnel vision ‘barrier to diversity’ in science
Scientific excellence must mean more than ‘how good someone is with a round-bottom flask’, conference hears
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Letters – 1 November 2018
Electoral win is not only route to political impact Your feature “Power drill” (25 October) reported on US scientists who have sought to get themselves and other like-minded scholars into elected...
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Market bet could cost communities a great deal
The possibility of a university failing as it is exposed to commercial forces could have consequences that ripple out far beyond campus
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African students shun West for China
China’s growing presence in Africa is causing many students to head to Asia rather than Western universities, says Zahir Irani
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A scholar’s book perfect for kids…and presidents, too
Matthew Reisz considers how children’s literature that draws on academic scholarship can hold lessons for readers of any age or social rank
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Appointments – 1 November 2018
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The Rise of Neoliberal Feminism, by Catherine Rottenberg
Book of the week: leaning in self-determinedly sidelines collective efforts to secure equality, says Emma Rees
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Is Russia’s 5-100 Project working?
Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system
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The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture, by Heather Mac Donald
A polemic against the divisive effect of ‘victimology’ puts its author’s prejudices on display, says Joanna Williams