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Why schizophrenia need not rob us of a life in academiaAfter opening up about my mental health problems, I received the help I needed to do my lecturing job well, writes Erica Crompton
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Should academics boycott Donald Trump's America?We face a difficult choice: stay away in solidarity with Muslim colleagues banned from the US or be there to lend support to critical voices -
Unsackable senior staff make life even harder for junior academicsAs expectations of early career researchers rise ever higher, some established colleagues are failing to pull their weight
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Share your ideas: how to write for the Higher Education NetworkHere are our tips on how to pitch a strong idea and write a successful piece for the Higher Education Network
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University Awards 2017 – enter nowLatest University Awards 2017 news, comment and analysis from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
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Guardian university league tables 2017Guardian University Guide 2017: Find a course at a UK university with our complete university league tables
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Academics AnonymousAcademics Anonymous is our new blog series where academics can tell it like it is.
• Would you like to be our next contributor? Do you an idea for an anonymous blogpost about the trials, tribulations and frustrations of university life? Get in touch here -
Mark Leach: Up to the markMark Leach, founder, director and editor in chief of Wonkhe, takes a behind-the-scenes peek at the politics of higher education
university careers
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University marketers: try making your message more SnapchattySnapchat is quick, informal and hugely popular. Use it to bring your students together to share experiences and celebrate triumphs
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Universities are tracking their students. Is it clever or creepy?Learning analytics are becoming increasingly popular for improving learning and cutting drop-out rates – but critics question the impact on privacy
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Why is so much research dodgy? Blame the Research Excellence FrameworkThe Ref star system encourages novelty but offers no incentive to replicate studies – and that’s exactly what scientists need to do to be more sure of our claims
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Why scientists should learn to love RedditYou’ll find communities thirsty for your findings – and a space to demonstrate measurable ‘impact’ to your heart’s content
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One hundred years of Soas - in picturesAs Soas celebrates its 100th year, we look back at a century of photos from the university archive
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University buildings that break the mould - in picturesThese days, every university wants an iconic building to give their image a boost. So they draft in the most famous ‘starchitect’ they can afford to design something spectacular
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International Women's Day 2015: history of women in science – in picturesWe peek inside the first university to accept female students. Bedford College – now known as Royal Holloway, University of London – was founded in 1849 and attracted notable alumni, including Sarah Parker Remond, the first black woman to lecture across Britain on slavery, and novelist George Eliot
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Students worldwide fight back against commercialisation of universities – in picturesOver recent months, academics and students in countries including Canada, the Netherlands and the UK have staged protests against funding cuts to courses, privatisation and precarious working conditions. We asked readers to share pictures of university protests and occupations taking place
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Universities must do more to tackle the unfair, elitist admissions systemA new scheme aims to select students for their potential, not their grades. Why is this such a controversial idea?
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I'm an academic but I took a corporate job. Should I be ashamed?I’ve accepted a temporary job in finance after years of tireless, thankless toil in academia – but I keep it secret from my colleagues in the ivory tower
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Time to take on greed: why business schools must engage in intellectual activismThe next generation of corporate leaders are being taught risky practices with little regard for ethics. Educators need to challenge the status quo
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I'm a single parent and a scientist and I'm dangerously stressedI’m responsible for two children, a research team and my own career in a competitive field. Is it any wonder I lie awake at night worrying?
Unethical academics are making a mockery of our education system