A political puzzle
It may be true that higher education rarely tops the agenda in electoral campaigns, but don’t be fooled – the politics is as fevered as ever
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9 November 2023 digital edition
Waving or drowning: The fluctuating appeal of higher education in ߣߣÊÓƵ
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Board gender quotas ‘boost female numbers across senior ranks’
Despite backlash fears, quotas aimed at increasing proportion of women on academic boards can aid gender equality more broadly, study suggests
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Bias distortions in student evaluation of teaching ‘a myth’
ߣߣÊÓƵn study highlights gap between ‘statistically significant’ and ‘meaningful’
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Gaza war drives new wave of academic emigration
Palestinian universities in West Bank face losing scholars, while Netanyahu opponents also predicted to leave Israel
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Domestic students squeezed out as UKRI PhD support contracts
Overall decline in number of doctoral candidates winning support masks even sharper drop among UK-domiciled applicants
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The week in higher education – 9 November 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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‘Teach medical students about role of doctors in Nazi atrocities’
Lancet report says learning about medics’ role in the Holocaust could help students develop their own moral reasoning
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Russell Group wants £4 billion hike in UK research spend by 2030
Westminster government must match ambitious rhetoric with increased investment to keep pace with competition, says mission group’s manifesto
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Call the midwife to deliver students from a dark place on climate
Studying high art is still important, but popular culture can give humanities undergraduates better pointers on how to convert their refined understandings into practical action, rather than...
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English HE won’t get something for nothing from Labour
With helping students and graduates the likely priority, universities will have to make concessions for a share of any spare cash, says Jonathan Simons
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Interview with Michael Muthukrishna
Economic psychology professor discusses his first book, A Theory of Everyone, lessons learnt from a peripatetic childhood and how a need to ‘manage risks’ as an undergraduate inspired his...
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Boston clears Kendi on finances but management probes continue
Centre for Antiracist Research doesn’t have obvious funding flaws, but celebrity activist still leaves university questioning its Floyd-era hiring coup
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Johnson: King’s Speech degrees line a ‘culture wars dog whistle’
Former minister wary of ‘policy that would throw the engines of social mobility in higher education into reverse’
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UUK chief: minister’s funding rebuff ‘not end of conversation’
Sally Mapstone on why university funding problems are too urgent for ‘something more radical’ or a review – and what she really thinks about corduroy