Birkbeck mulls withdrawing from domestic league tables
University says its mission and nature of its students ‘make it difficult to climb much above 90’ in UK rankings
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 honours enzyme research
Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter share prize for development of proteins used in new medical treatments
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Free college plans enter US Democratic mainstream
More Democrat candidates than ever running on some kind of free college plan, but there are splits within party
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World University Rankings 2019 by subject: dates announced
ߣߣÊÓƵ will publish league tables for 11 different subject areas in October and November
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Video: universities, governments and industries partnering for economic growth
AÂ panel of leading industry, government and university representatives discuss the challenges they face when fostering collaborative research systems
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International postgraduate enrolment slips in US
‘Current policy climate’ may be a ‘contributing factor’, says Council of Graduate Schools
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German Catholic abuse study raises questions over church control
German academics have uncovered thousands of suspected abusers in a landmark project. But should they have had a freer hand?
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Elite ‘club’ predicted to dominate UK-EU research post-Brexit
Russell Group institutions dominate tie-ups announced since vote to leave bloc
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Student evaluations on teaching are biased and unreliable
Universities should rethink how they use student evaluations of teaching because of their bias towards male instructors, argue Anne Boring, Kellie Ottoboni and Philip B. Stark
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Video: the role of research universities in creating new impact
A global panel of research universities and industry leaders discuss how to foster a sustainable culture of innovationÂ
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Physics Nobel winners include first female laureate for 55 years
Alongside Donna Strickland, Arthur Ashkin breaks record for becoming oldest laureate at 96
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Muscatelli: no-deal Brexit would be ‘unhinged self-sabotage’
Russell Group chair says politicians have ‘moral obligation’ to stop UK crashing out of EU without an agreement