Pioneering degree opens up quantum world to undergraduates
UNSW degree, thought to be first of its kind in world, aims to stay ahead of quantum engineering curve and meet surging global demand for skills
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Call to create decolonisation role in each university department
Hepi report says universities need to move past the idea that decolonisation is merely an equality and diversity issue
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Malcolm Brynin, 1949-2020
Tributes paid to sociologist whose ‘influential work’ on inequalities has proved crucial in understanding and addressing today’s sharp ‘social divisions’
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Interview with Dominic Grieve
The politician and barrister tells Anna McKie about human rights misconceptions, and the surprising connections between law and politics
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Let’s break the cliquey conference circuit
Physical events are not going away but they must open up and embrace the best of the digital world, says Jim Woodgett
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Can concerns about value for money be accommodated online?
If policymakers are worried about the cost of degrees, why aren’t living expenses taken into account?
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The week in higher education – 23 July 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Could the coronavirus demolish the student accommodation market?
The recent lockdowns highlighted the strains in student housing provision in several countries. As students puzzle over why their universities have so little power to extract refunds from private...
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Blow to Plan S open access project as ERC withdraws support
Plan S shift backed by European Commission will be ‘detrimental’ to researchers, says commission-created ERC
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Science leaders call for potential cap on UK's EU research payments
Senior scientists and sector bodies call for more ‘reasonable’ financial terms that would allow the UK to join Horizon Europe
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Leaders create system to rank universities’ societal engagement
Senior figures from Chicago, King’s College London and Melbourne say new metrics could be incorporated into global league tables to prove value of higher education
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China Subject Ratings 2020 report
Click here to download a free copy of the China Subject Ratings 2020 report
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Biden plans extra cash for colleges with disadvantaged enrolment
Democrat plan would direct billions to institutions tackling neediest students