Gender pay gap persists for female university leaders
Women in university senior management earn significantly less than men in equivalent roles, says new report
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The trouble with jokes about girls
Whether in jest or not, sexist language shows an insensitivity to gender issues at odds with academic values, argues Dorothy Bishop
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In praise of PowerPoint
Philip Moriarty stands up for the much-maligned presentation tool
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Buy now, pay later as student grants become loans
Policies announced in the Budget mean more cash today for the poorest students, but what about tomorrow’s debts? asks Wes Streeting
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Can higher education’s golden age of plenty continue?
Funding is at risk now that universities may recruit as many students as they want, Alison Wolf argues
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Offa urges majority of universities to do more to widen access
Watchdog pushes higher education institutions to be more ambitious about admitting students from disadvantaged backgrounds
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How countries tie institutions’ cash to national goals
With fee rises in the offing for UK universities with ‘high-quality’ teaching, we look at a EUA study of performance-linked funding across Europe
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Grant winners – 16 July 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Concerns over TEF link to funding as tight timetable looms
Sector questions how government will decide which universities can raise fees on 2017 timescale
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The week in higher education – 16 July 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Baby Boomers and Generational Conflict, by Jennie Bristow
Are ‘invented’ narratives the way to understand demographic shifts? David Willetts is unconvinced
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Giving a voice to the voiceless in Israel
Allowing Palestinian academics to speak Arabic in Israeli universities can strengthen identity, says Audrey Osler
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 16 July 2015
Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study