Third of PhD students in Europe ‘fail to complete in six years’ Supervision highlighted as a ‘big challenge’ in wake of study on doctoral education Ellie Bothwell 1月 17日
Academic partnerships are more than ‘a pissing contest’ Matthew Reisz considers the advantages – and the challenges – of long-term scholarly alliances and the role that gender can play Matthew Reisz 1月 17日
Reimagining higher education relationships in England Universities would do well to share common operations and services while maintaining a healthy level of competition, argue Mike Boxall and Ian Mattias Mike Boxall 1月 17日
English post-18 review faces increasingly uncertain passage Some in sector believe Tories could adopt only fee cut plans as longer-term commitment, given Commons and Brexit obstacles John Morgan 1月 16日
Top scholar’s residency application rejected after 16 years in UK German-born Lars Chittka says he may now leave the country Rachael Pells 1月 16日
Business deans anxious over lack of vice-chancellor opportunities Scientists and medics have the best chance of reaching the top job in the UK, leaving other disciplines looking for answers Chris Havergal 1月 16日
November term start proposed for post-qualification applications University and College Union revives call for admissions shake-up in hope of making unconditional offers ‘defunct’ John Morgan 1月 14日
The six-year fight to erase university foundation’s Nazi ties Campaigners for change say universities need to be more proactive and systematic in investigating their benefactors’ pasts David Matthews 1月 14日
Writtle fined £250K over shortfall on promised outreach spending Essex institution becomes second institution to be hit by Office for Students access penalty John Morgan 1月 11日
French female recruitment quotas backfire after male ‘backlash’ Having more women on appointment committees has dramatically cut the number of female academics getting hired, according to analysis David Matthews 1月 10日
Education researchers accused of anti-grammar school bias Academic experts have been wrong to dismiss the social mobility benefits of grammar schools as selective areas do better on university access, says Higher Education Policy Institute study Jack Grove 1月 10日
Save peer review by measuring it in the REF, professor says Oxford academic says increasing work pressures and time constraints mean practice’s future is at risk Rachael Pells 1月 10日
