What is the point of university art collections?
Matthew Reisz looks for the value in dull pictures of long-forgotten vice-chancellors
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Funders call for more investment in Brazilian science
More research spending needed, says head of Brazil鈥檚 innovation agency
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Chris Husbands named new Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor
Institute of Education director to replace Philip Jones in January 2016
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Governing bodies need to be open to all, says v-c
Head of Canterbury Christ Church, which has seen female representation almost triple on its board, says more needs to be done to seek out talent
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Teach students to be nice to improve equality, suggests study
Improving students鈥 鈥榮piritual and moral growth鈥 is only solution to growing social barriers in higher education, say scholars
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Measures of university internationalisation 'seriously inadequate'
Poor benchmarking means that universities are failing to make the most of their internationalisation strategies, says report
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The people who give millions to their alma mater
A 拢17.5 million donation to the University of Cambridge has thrown the spotlight on philanthropy, but where does it sit in the recent history of cash gifts? asks John Elmes
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Half of universities lack formal guidance on sex harassment
NUS study highlights shortcomings in policies and training to tackle 鈥榣ad culture鈥
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University spent 拢300K on London outpost that did not enrol any students
University of South Wales shuts Docklands centre after less than a year
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Cloud technology: the advantages and disadvantages for universities
Jeremy Sharp looks at the perks and pitfalls for universities using cloud-based services
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Academics lack understanding to make business-university links work, says study
Report says projects fail when scholars obsessed with 鈥渟hiny things鈥 ignore business needs
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Traditional PhD supervision 鈥榰nder threat鈥 from commercial thinking
Industry-led approach to doctoral education may 鈥榤arginalise鈥 mentoring
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News blog: Universities for Europe launch sees Michael Crick and Chuka Umunna clash
Labour's shadow business secretary warns that universities should not be 'muzzled' in EU debate. John Morgan blogs from the UUK event in London.
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Why I asked Twitter about academics from less privileged backgrounds
Caroline Magennis explains why she took to social media to find out if she was the only one who felt uneasy in academic circles
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Life sciences' REF triumph 'lacks credibility'
Bibliometric analysis concludes lower-quality thresholds in 2014 are more likely explanation for doubling of top-rated research