At last, students in England must be protected from staff abusing power
The OfS’ stronger than expected registration condition on sexual harassment and misconduct comes not a moment too soon, says Anna BullÂ
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Is it safe to trust that the next REF will reward a wider range of outputs?
The 2029 Research Excellence Framework aims to assess ‘how institutions and disciplines contribute to healthy, dynamic and inclusive research environments’. But will panellists and university...
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Just four in 10 black early career scholars would report bullying
Worries about future job prospects and being identified as a troublemaker stopping academics getting support, says report author
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Universities’ viability depends on ‘critical’ recruitment round
Future financial health of UK institutions reliant on increasing student numbers after Labour rebuffs funding requests
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The week in higher education – 1 August 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Interview with Grace Nkansa Asante
Ghana’s first female economics professor discusses why it has taken so long for an appointment like hers, and how she splits her time between academia and the priesthood
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‘Surname strategies’ help authors beat citation alphabet bias
Fed up with a lowly position on the author list? If so, getting creative with surnames could be the solution, a study suggests
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As a victim of the Tories’ culture war, I hope Starmer will impose a ceasefire
My role in the National Trust’s slavery report led to so many threats that I couldn’t walk anywhere unaccompanied, says Corinne Fowler
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1 August 2024 digital edition
Feeling the squeeze: Can diversity, equity and inclusion withstand the right’s attacks?
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What now for DEI in the US?
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have come under sustained attack from the political right, resulting in the shuttering of DEI offices and curbs on teaching and research. With affirmative...
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Laura Favaro: City settles gender studies critic’s tribunal claim
Academic who claims she was forced out of university for exposing silencing of gender-critical feminists says she is ‘extremely pleased’ by settlement
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Scottish university sells New York campus to business school
IE University takes over Glasgow Caledonian outpost that was branded a ‘white elephant’
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Regulator nudges campuses towards staff-student relationship ban
Office for Students drops plans to require universities to keep a register of personal relationships between staff and learners, but stops short of mandating bans
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Goldsmiths strike next term upgraded to continuous walkout
Union escalates industrial action in bid to block redundancies at crisis-hit institution
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‘Case can be made’ for differential fees, poll indicates
Larger proportion of people back charging more for certain courses when given context, Policy Institute at King’s College London finds