Big-book theses are failing PhD students
Assessing doctoral candidates’ published papers instead would teach more useful skills and improve morale, says Noam Schimmel
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Foreign riches ‘bankrolled binge’ on highly cited researchers
Rankings skew Australia’s top universities as they parlay profits from foreign students to snap up the world’s most talked about researchers
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Switching to defined contributions is the only show left in town for the USS
Academics may wish we weren’t here, but burying heads in the sand about the depth of the deficit is no longer viable, says Bernard Casey
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Exams fiasco could ‘crowd out’ poorer students from top campuses
Caps on places and bigger rise in share of top grades at independent schools could lead to skewed intakes
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Court quashes OfS’ refusal to register for-profit college
English regulator ordered to pay substantial costs to Bloomsbury Institute after blocking loan access
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US accuses Yale of racial discrimination in admissions
University denies favouring black applicants over white and Asian American candidates
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Murdoch denies demise of major is payback for whistleblowers
As time drags on since their signature course was turfed out, Australian whistleblowers’ colleagues fear their discipline will die a slow death
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Indian students heading overseas ‘less concerned’ by Covid
Research finds that young Indians particularly ‘resilient’ in their pursuit of education
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A-level appeals confusion leaves campuses uncertain over intake
Concerns also emerge that higher-tariff universities may increase share of applicants at expense of some lower-tariff institutions
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New Zealand could boost its overseas intake – if only its borders were open
Despite Auckland’s lockdown, the country’s handling of Covid-19 is increasing its attractiveness to students, says Roger Smyth
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Zimmer to leave Chicago presidency after brain cancer
University seeks successor with mathematics professor planning to aid in key roles
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US imposes new disclosure demands on Confucius Institutes
In ongoing pressure campaign, US cites universities as allowing Beijing propaganda
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Libraries ‘will cancel journal subscriptions’ unless prices drop
Universities say ‘big deals’ with publishers are only area where there is enough money to make significant savings during pandemic
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Ofqual asks universities for ‘flexibility’ as A levels downgraded
First figures on admissions show record highs in 18-year-olds placed on courses, but potential for large number of appeals looms
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Detectives in the Shadows: A Hard-Boiled History, by Susanna Lee
Clive Bloom finds the rap sheet on an iconic cultural figure frustratingly incomplete