Local students’ unions are still key to community-building
As well as supporting societies, tackling loneliness and offering advice, unions have no problem amplifying the student voice, says Ben Ward
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The week in higher education – 7 July 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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New Zealand international education renews outward focus
New strategy looks outward as well as inward, as government vows to ‘come back even stronger than before’
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No 10 ‘fails to deliver’ £300 million pledged to maths research
High-profile pledge to spend £60 million a year on maths research has not been fulfilled, MPs hear
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Alumni relations should not be all about fundraising
It matters that non-donating alumni are missing out on much of the aftercare value they could be receiving, say Andy Shaindlin and David Williams
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Go ‘digital’, not ‘online’, to avoid spooking students – Leeds DVC
Jeff Grabill says lifelong learning will bring thousands more students to higher education, and universities must be honest about what they can expect
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Talking leadership 32: John Cater on being UK HE’s longest-serving leader
The vice-chancellor of Edge Hill University discusses centralising spending, climbing up the rankings and leading the institution for almost 30 years
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The week in higher education – 9 June 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Universities ‘in political box seat’ after Australian election
‘Bloodbath’ in traditional Liberal seats shows that anti-intellectualism is no longer a vote winner, consultant says
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Funding and careers structures are holding back early cancer detection
Long timelines, siloed training and the prioritisation of drug development make life-saving advances in detection less likely, says David Crosby
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Glasgow prepared to pay more to avert further USS pension strikes
University and union branch offer ‘exit strategy’ as further walkouts prepared in long-running dispute
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UK vice-chancellors staying in posts longer
Eight-year average ‘feels about right’ given need to get to know institutions and form strategies, says Hepi director
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Talking leadership 27: Margaret Gardner on building successful branch campuses
The Monash University president discusses how to make international campuses work and redundancies during the pandemicÂ
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Omnicrisis? Or just business as usual?
For UK universities, there seems to be an endless flow of crises to be overcome. But what if this is not just a tough spell, but the new normal?
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The UK has international students to thank for its high REF scores
The extent of research‘s cross-subsidisation by overseas student fees is too rarely understood by policymakers and academics alike, says Ruth Arnold