Teaching metrics: what on earth will anyone learn from them?
An aggregated university score would be designed to serve government bean counters, not students, says Athene Donald
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Campus police growth in US prompts questions
The increasing involvement of university forces in deadly incidents is raising scrutiny
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University careers increasingly marked by ‘precariousness and uncertainty’, scholars hear
Even academics in ‘safe’ positions are feeling insecure
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University of Missouri students call for black faculty target
US campuses want to see more staff diversity, but how realistic are their goals?
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EU referendum: 70 per cent of UK students would vote ‘in’
Hepi says survey findings support UUK’s decision to campaign for ‘in’ vote
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UCL to pay nearly £300K compensation in second ‘unacceptable’ accommodation case
Students living at Hawkridge House complained of vermin infestation and noise from building works
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Spending review: research deal bodes well for UK science
Global Challenges Fund could be enabler of world-class science tackling global issues, says Malcolm von Schantz
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Scrap universal tuition fee grant, say Welsh universities
Vice-chancellors say funding should be redirected to means-tested maintenance grants
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Universities oppose external examining reforms
ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England says proposals will be reviewed but wins broad support for principles
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Legal action warning over TEF and tuition fees link
Durham pro vice-chancellor warns that institutions would be forced to challenge a worse-than-expected judgement
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Don’t throw out the baby with the metrics bathwater
Peer review is the least bad system we have for assessing quality, but metrics can help to determine attention and impact, says Euan Adie
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THE Awards 2015: winners announced
Winners revealed in 18 categories
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The OU’s leaders are betraying its history
The Open University’s regional centres, set to be closed next year, are at the heart of its cultural legacy and local links – but they definitely aren’t standing still, says Geoff Andrews