A-level results day 2019: UK university acceptances down again
Reduction driven by shrinking of school-leaver population
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International and postgraduate fees survey 2019
First Complete University Guide survey since Augar review raises prospect of domestic聽master鈥檚 fees overtaking聽annual charges for undergraduates
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脕gnes Heller, 1929鈥2019
Tributes paid to 鈥榦ne of Europe鈥檚 most revered philosophers and outspoken dissidents鈥
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Interview with Sarah Garfinkel
The neuroscientist discusses how she was born into research, her fascination with the human heart, and the joys of drawing graphs
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New research alliance cements global split on AI ethics
Europe and Japan take different approach to US and China on potential risks of technology
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US science chief sees need for even-handedness in China crackdown
National Institutes of Health鈥檚聽reasons for pursuing scientists reflect behaviours long tolerated among domestic academics
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The week in higher education 鈥 15 August 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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Schoolchildren less convinced of importance of university
Social mobility charity says 11- to 16-year-olds in England and Wales may be increasingly aware of apprenticeship options
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Above the law: the academic who interviews hitmen
Prison governor-turned-criminologist David Wilson tells Rachael Pells about befriending killers, doing unauthorised research and challenging his students鈥 preconceptions
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Poland鈥檚 higher education reforms: power grab or necessary adjustment?
Poland鈥檚 authoritarian government is routinely compared to its widely criticised counterpart in Hungary, and its university reforms sparked a wave of protest by students and academics fearful of...
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Teaching intelligence: making assessment inclusive
Relying on exams and essays to assess students excludes those with disabilities and ignores the real purpose of higher education, Ruth Payne writes聽
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鈥楾ransformative鈥 open access publishing deals are only entrenching commercial power
Funders and researchers are squandering a huge opportunity to聽create a more just and effective system, says Jon Tennant
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Should collegiate democracy get our vote?
Poland鈥檚 underperforming university system聽raises hard questions for those who advocate academic self-government over 鈥榤anagerialism鈥櫬
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The UK鈥檚 admissions system should empower student choice
A post-qualifications admissions system would be more transparent and would help students to make better choices about their higher education, argues Graeme Atherton