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Gay-friendliness Six institutions score top marks Six universities have scored full marks in an assessment of how gay friendly the UK’s higher education institutions are. Just two won the same...
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Brazil puts the stress on quality
Government aims to prioritise standards over enrolment, claims minister. Donna Bowater writes
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UCL network to flag up struggles of junior staff
Group to lobby coalition to highlight plight of well educated but broke early career researchers
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Reforming Egyptians follow UK lead
A government delegation has been inspired by British funding bodies
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Careers intelligence - Get students on the career path earlier
Students would be better served if placements occurred during – and not after – their degree course. John Elmes reports
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What does Scotland’s ‘no’ mean for the sector? David Bell says it will be truly better together, while Willy Maley rues a lost opportunity
Will higher education be better protected or was a chance for accountability lost? David Bell and Willy Maley on the referendum
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Israeli scholars asked to drop Ariel affiliation
Academics from controversial university were due to present papers at the European Association of Israel Studies’ annual conference
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Copyright v science
Blog post accuses publisher Wiley of harming science’s ability to self-correct. Paul Jump reports
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REF-based recruitment’s effect on final salary pension schemes
Higher pay for top researchers may have caused the end of final salary scheme. Jack Grove writes
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Laurie Taylor
Might your vice-chancellor be next to go?In view of the mounting concern about the number of vice-chancellors leaving their posts – vacancies currently exist at Durham, Southampton, Buckingham,...
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Half of all new PhDs undertaken are in the sciences
Almost half of all students starting PhDs are working in the physical sciences, the biological sciences or engineering and technology fields
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The march of the BTECs
Ucas shows more high-tariff places going to those with vocational qualifications. Jack Grove writes
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Brazilians get apology for poor work ethic email
Some 70 Science Without Borders students at Southampton received a message citing faculty complaints about their performance
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Why inequality deserves its bad reputation
Tackling inequality and broadening access to higher education has knock-on benefits for the whole of society
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Still falling: students from India and the subcontinent spurn the UK
Figures show sharp drop in entrants from the subcontinent. Chris Havergal reports