Obama’s rankings won’t solve crisis in US academy
More government cash is the only way to cut student costs, argue Rudy Fichtenbaum and Hank Reichman
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Indian students may be priced out of UK by falling rupee
Sterling’s strength may mean weak recruitment, higher education sector warns
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Only the lonely
“In my opinion, both universities are far too mealy-mouthed about the whole business.”This was the typically frank response of Jamie Targett, our Director of Corporate Affairs, to the news that...
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Failed partnership costs London Met £2m
Minutes reveal huge write-off and continuing dispute with LSBF
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Better Humans? Understanding the Enhancement Project, by Michael Hauskeller
Andy Miah on the pros and cons of humanity 2.0
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The problems facing university boards
Freedom of demand but not supply, bureaucracy and Stalinist pay deals make progress almost impossible, says Sir Stuart Etherington
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Privy Council warns BIS not to alter ‘sensitive’ word list
Response to consultation says change to company name restrictions could aid bogus institutions
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How to make meetings bearable
Meetings are an inescapable annoyance for most academics, but there are ways to make them more tolerable, John Kaag says
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Gender complaints: a third of women perceive unfair treatment
Almost one in three senior female academics feels their institution treats staff unfairly in relation to gender, a survey has found
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Researchers’ ‘unrealistic’ hopes of academic careers
Fewer than half of those new to research can expect long-term academic careers
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Africa’s mobile phone e-learning transformation
Mobile phone ownership across the continent is rocketing, but can it expand higher education’s reach and quality?
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THE Scholarly Web - 12 September 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir
Victoria Bateman counts the costs when there’s not enough to go around
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Stoner: a classic tale of a 'small' academic life
John Williams’ novel about the careworn life of an obscure US academic deserves its belated success, Christopher Bigsby writes
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LinkedIn posts graduate employment data by university
Social network offers comparative information for potential undergraduates