Assess GCSE entry bar impact on health workforce, ministers urged
Data suggest that high proportion of entrants to subjects like nursing are mature learners who took access routes Â
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Biden struggles to force vaccine mandates on campuses
Universities see ambiguity in executive order tied to federal contracts, with few changing positions over it
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Taiwan’s answer to Confucius Institutes tipped for success
Taipei’s soft power play should work as long as it keeps things apolitical, say academics
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It is time to start paying peer reviewers
As refereeing requests multiply, the demands on willing academics’ time are becoming unsustainable, says Adrian Furnham
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Universities have great stories to tell – our future success depends on how well we share them
Reputation-building is more important than ever, but higher education is uniquely placed to meet future challenges, says Mark Scott
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Pandemic and funding reforms ‘barely affected’ demand for university
ߣߣÊÓƵn university applications and offers defy both Covid and Canberra
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Books interview: Anna Katharina Schaffner
The cultural historian and author of The Art of Self-Improvement on positive transformations, the Stoic approach to life, and what self-help books can reveal about individuals and society
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Universities ‘too indulgent’ towards online behaviour, says Habib
Director of SOAS University of London leads calls suggesting it might be time for university associations to step in
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HE heads caution against sector focus on short-term gains
Emphasis on student earning outcomes risks overlooking the bigger picture, say academics
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Pandemic underlines need for ‘radical transparency’
Peer review without transparency does not stave off potentially lethal misinformation, Open Access Week forum hears
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Bill would bind vice-chancellors’ salaries to state premier’s pay
Transparency ‘doesn’t go far enough’, says South ߣߣÊÓƵn Greens MP
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EU and UK ‘breaking promise’ on post-Brexit research ties
Continuing delays on Horizon Europe association could strengthen hand of Westminster figures who were ‘never that enamoured’ about joining
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Cutting mathematics funding would betray the future
The UK government’s £300 million funding pledge must be confirmed in the spending review, and departmental closures must stop, says Jon Keating
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India’s engineering drive is seeing the wheels come off
Despite their above-average employability, engineering students are hampered by poor-quality provision, says Pushkar
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Philip Jones: The Trick’s Jason Watkins ‘does his research’
University of East Anglia researcher impressed by on-screen portrayal in climate science drama