The week in higher education – 1 February 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Interview with Henri Ford
The University of Miami dean of medicine describes tough but valuable school years in Brooklyn after his family escaped Haiti, and their role in committing him to a diverse model of excellence
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Make some university places free, say ߣߣÊÓƵn vice-chancellors
Universities ߣߣÊÓƵ’s budget pitch a departure from argument that fees ‘do not deter students from undertaking higher education’
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Gender differences vanishing in scientific and academic attrition
Researchers are leaving the profession in alarming numbers, but study suggests gender has surprisingly little to do with it
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With the USS on the up, we need to try to flatten the roller coaster
The pension scheme’s healthy reported surplus could allow us to put benefits and contribution rates on a more stable long-term footing, says Carol Young
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Are universities effective sources of soft power?
International student recruitment comes under scrutiny for raising immigration figures, but it is also valued for fostering allies among future global leaders. Yet if it really does so, why are the...
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To repel the political attacks, elite US universities need to up their game
As Harvard University seeks a new leader following the short-lived presidency of Claudine Gay, the institution’s long-time president Derek Bok reflects on the need for elite US universities to react...
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Extend childcare grants to postgraduates, urge universities
Students doing master’s and PhDs in the UK are ineligible for childcare grants, which are in place only for full-time undergraduates
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Supervisor suspended after students allege academic misconduct
Huang Feiruo placed on leave by Huazhong Agricultural University after whistleblowing report circulates widely
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Russell Group universities contemplate overseas student ‘shocks’
Research-intensives warn they are ever more reliant on Chinese and Indian students, as York’s sharp fall sounds alarm on global market shifts
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ߣߣÊÓƵ’s per-student international earnings eroded by Covid
Cash-strapped institutions face task of rebuilding per-student returns as well as student numbers, with earnings slashed by scholarships, offshoring and other factors
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‘Endemic’ casualisation ‘a choice, not a necessity’, says UCU
Union ranks institutions on efforts to better support precarious workforce, and finds most failing to get to grips with the issue
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Red tape declining but so is funding, says outgoing science chief
Unlike the institutions they work for, ߣߣÊÓƵn researchers have less paperwork – but investment remains in the doldrums
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Elite US universities face investigations over legacy admissions
Biden administration examining if favouring alumni families is a civil rights violation
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Publishers resist changes to textbook access scheme
Policy that has allowed universities to automatically charge students for course materials comes under threat from Biden administration