Academia too reliant on ‘accidental leadership development’
Few academic department heads receive any formal leadership training when they step up into middle management, a study says
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Turkey purge: why the government is clamping down on universities
The Turkish government's actions in relation to higher education are understandable, argue Sedat Gumus and Bekir Gur
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Attending academic events as a parent should be so much easier
There is no shortage of ways for universities to make it easier for those with children to attend scholarly conferences, says Rachel Moss
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Canadian male graduates ‘earn 44 per cent more than women’
Study finds that on average graduates in the country earn more than non-graduatesÂ
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Students ‘dissatisfied’ with branch campuses in Qatar
Scholar says overseas outposts cannot compete with universities abroad without delivering a ‘superior’ service
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UK government told to 'stand up' for Turkish academy
Statement signed by 30 scholarly organisations condemns continued attack on academic freedom
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Peer review system 'leads to good research going unpublished'
Researchers have used an art competition to model what happens during peer review, and their work raises further questions over its effectiveness
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Myanmar takes steps towards university autonomy
New government is opening up to the wider world, but much remains to be done, says British Council country director
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Students with regional accents ‘ridiculed and silenced’
Call for universities to stamp out 'last acceptable' form of discrimination
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Flemming Rose speaking invite withdrawn by Cape Town
V-c says presence on campus of Danish journalist who commissioned Muhammad cartoons could 'retard rather than advance academic freedom'. Elizabeth Redden reports
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World insight: designing experiential learning at Yale-NUS College
To effectively embed experiential learning, the whole university needs to buy into the idea, says Trisha Craig
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Three-quarters of students 'angry about Brexit'
YouthSight poll also finds that nearly one in five student Brexit supporters would now change their vote