Why don’t universities practise what they preach on climate?
Overheated buildings, meat-heavy menus and solar-panel-free roofs are not a good example, say Karin Bodewits and Philipp Gramlich
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Scottish university press slashes open access monograph costs
Jointly run open access publisher will offer lower cost route for Scottish researchers seeking to comply with new UKRI rules on monographs
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Number of UK academics employed on zero-hours contracts rises
Female academics are more likely to be employed on zero-hours contracts than male colleagues
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‘Bad apples’ tied to ‘organised abuse’ of Canadian student visas
Abuses at small private colleges seen as suggesting a nation overlooking immigration rules as it aggressively pursues foreign tuition dollars
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Speaking Russian banned at leading Ukrainian university
NaUKMA head defends dropping ‘language of aggressor’, despite concerns over freedom of expression
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Academic freedom trumps harm, but forgiveness beats vengefulness
It is excessive to demand the resignation of a US college leader who badly misjudged a student complaint about offence, says Jonathan Zimmerman
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Unique ubiquity
As institutions embedded within cities and regions, universities can be the catalysts for local action to address national and global problems
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Entry restrictions absent as bill focuses on lifelong learning
Westminster government introduces legislation aimed at making module financing fairer to encourage more flexible learning
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State support to US higher education up 27 per cent in five years
Enrolment declines also shrink, but inflation and historical patterns cited as reasons for sector to expect danger may be lurking
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New African American studies course sparks controversy in US
College Board promises essential new student exposure to black history, while battling accusations it allowed key politically motivated omissions
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Brian Schmidt to step down as Australian National University v-c
University leaders should not outlive their ‘shelf life’, suggests Nobel laureate vice-chancellor
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Interview with Marion Gibson
Magical literature professor reflects on the influence of witch trials on contemporary US politics, the Harry Potter novels and dealing with requests for exorcisms
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Identity theft victims back legal action against journals
Leading scientists ‘appalled’ to find sham papers have been attributed to them say case against UK-registered publishers is overdue
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US academic unions leap forward after California strike victories
Graduate student workers energised after record walkout, though meaningful improvements remain a long slog for majority still in economically precarious contingent teaching
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Anti-university views becoming more entrenched, poll finds
UK sector retains positive reputation among general public as a whole, but authors of report caution over increasingly negative views among parts of population