Academics oppose advertising heads of department posts externally
Leeds accused of attempting to extend control of central management by ending practice of selecting heads of school from within the faculty
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Paper rejected after plagiarism detector stumped by references
Editors say episode demonstrates need for humans to review work of software
Claims of ‘crisis’ in campus free speech ‘are fake news’
UK government's Prevent strategy is ‘true threat to free speech’ in universities, argues Hepi pamphlet by former US government civil rights official
Obama adviser warns universities of growing cybersecurity threat
‘Irresistible’ network technology raises threat level from crooks and spooks, says Jeff Bleich
Contract cheating remedy ‘outlaws friendly help’
Proposed Australian law could thwart peer support, universities say
Professor: give non-graduates ‘dignity’ to heal societal divide
Populism scholar Matthew Goodwin discusses political side-effects of higher education expansion and academic debate about ‘grievances’ fuelling movements
‘Cash-for-access’ claim over £1 million bill for Whitehall ties
Government scheme funded by four universities raises concern in sector over ‘surprising flow of resources’
Standardised admissions tests are irredeemably flawed
Supplementing SAT scores with an ‘environmental context dashboard’ will not overcome the influence of non-academic factors, says Jessica Welburn Paige
To set ethical standards, Europe needs to lead on innovation
Horizon Europe planners must remember that research into ethics and societal needs will only be effective if Europe has world-leading technological capacity
Time to talk, Hong Kong university leaders tell combatants
Digging in will solve nothing, university presidents say, as protests continue
