Call to help universities redevelop ‘dilapidated’ high streets
UPP Foundation calls for universities to take greater role in rejuvenating ‘left behind’ regions in England, as pandemic job losses loom in these areas
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Does the USS’ deficit recovery plan unfairly penalise younger academics?
Discussions about how the UK’s largest pension scheme covers its deficit ought to consider whether all employers and members should pay the same rate, argues Paul Hamilton
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‘Unconventional’ module choices ‘hamper struggling students’
Less academically inclined students should not spread their net too widely, Australian research suggests
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Universities to stay open during England’s second Covid lockdown
Union accuses government of ‘gambling with the health of the nation’
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Wave of expulsions as Belarusian universities punish protesters
But president Alexander Lukashenko has been forced to replace rectors, and some university managers have refused to expel students – suggesting regime control is not complete
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Covid-19 will not dent Chinese demand for international education
Coronavirus will not stop China’s growing and ambitious middle class from seeking a Western university education for their children, says Sabrina Wang
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For-profit college finally registered with OfS after court battle
Bloomsbury Institute added to English register after Court of Appeal quashed Office for Students’ original refusal
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Sweden’s climate framework will boost universities’ credibility
Almost all higher education institutions in the country have signed a document committing to combating the climate crisis, says Göran Finnveden
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Covid cuts into US universities’ tuition revenue
Pandemic and population losses leave private institutions especially vulnerable, Moody’s finds
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Former lobby group chief leaves University of Canberra
Belinda Robinson leaves to focus on board roles
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BBC’s Oxbridge shift spotlights firms’ educational diversity drives
Employers seeking ‘diversity of thought’ and ‘relevance’ end reliance on English university hierarchy for hiring decisions
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Why we need more BAME representation in academic libraries
Greater diversity is needed within higher education’s libraries, says Regina Everitt, one of very few BAME directors of a university library in the UK
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Report reveals ‘survival’ techniques used by women in Korean HE
Female academics, especially mothers, face the double challenge of patriarchy and neoliberal management
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Endless higher education reviews have left UK universities in limbo
Ministers’ eagerness to launch yet another review when so many others remain unpublished is testing the patience of universities, says Andrew McRae
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Colleges conflicted after US eases crime-reporting rule
Trump move welcomed as regulatory relief, but some onlookers expressed fears over effects on students