Polar opposites
It is good to see that the sector is taking notice of some of the disquiet about the use of low participation neighbourhood data (“Higher education access inequality ‘wider than previously thought...
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On campus as in society, freedom of speech is not enough
Whether radicalisation or divestment is the issue, says Keith Burnett, talking without listening first doesn’t help to build a community
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Grant winners – 21 January 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Journals and publishers setting sights on the unwary
This graph shows an explosion in the number of so-called predatory publishers and journals in the past five years
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There’s no satisfaction in seeing how biased we can be
We must be alert to unconscious bias at work across the sector and develop ways to tackle the issue to achieve greater diversity
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UUK social mobility group to advise David Cameron
Individuals’ choices of where and what to study ‘must reflect ambitions’ not ‘social background or where they live’, UUK says
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Sajid Javid cautious on plans for new UK science ministerial committee
Critics fear proposals for high-level body could risk politicising scientific decisions.
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David Cameron: scrapping grants allows move to uncap student numbers
PM claims numbers policy announced in 2013 relies on grants move announced in 2015
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When terrorists attack universities, they attack progress
Higher education must come together to support Pakistan’s Bacha Khan University, says Chris Parr
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English universities recruit and retain more international students than ever before
The number of international students dropping out of university has fallen as institutions have recruited more students from overseas, finds James Zuccollo
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Pakistan university terrorist attack kills at least 19
Four gunmen killed in battle at Bacha Khan University in north-west Pakistan
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When students are caught cheating, we should try to understand why
When the rules are broken, we must always look at the circumstances, says Rima Amin