No amount of technology can replicate in-person conferences
Online has its advantages but it doesn’t match the complex social experience of face-to-face meetings, say four historians of science
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Who should drive the engine of social mobility?
There will always be a political temptation to charge universities with improving a school system that leaves some students underprepared
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Are US universities doing enough to help schools?
With university set to become a near-universal expectation for high-school graduates, the separate silos in which K12 and higher education have traditionally operated are increasingly being seen as ...
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Australian v-c faces call to stand aside over ‘assault charges’
Court action to follow alleged incident at Armidale club, according to reports
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Prioritise academic mission over commercial targets, urges code
Authors of new Australian ‘ethical framework’ say academic senates should have as much power as university executives
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Academic reputation ‘still driven by journal prestige’ – survey
Global poll of nearly 10,000 researchers reveals continued influence of bibliometrics in determining reputation and institutional ties
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US abortion ruling leads to surge in students mulling transfers
After Supreme Court decision, websites specialising in finding accommodation abroad report spike in enquiries
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Leaving academia is a long, emotional process but I’m glad I did it
The sense of purpose and connection that a busy academic life confers is not easily replaced. You may cry, says Helen Lees
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Goldsmiths halts redundancies in deal to end dispute with union
Staff will end marking boycott under agreement struck between management and UCU
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US students not taking enough courses to graduate on time
First-time Clearinghouse assessment finds most undergraduates don’t even have 12 credits per semester, too few to finish in five years
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Talking leadership 37: Barney Glover on focusing on community
The Western Sydney University vice-chancellor says sustainability is a hallmark of his institution, including its high-rise campuses
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Ucea chief ‘optimistic’ on routes to avoid ‘perpetual strikes’
Head of university employers’ body talks upcoming industrial action, cost-of-living crisis and future of collective bargaining
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LGBTQ presidents ‘finding their voice’, says long-serving campus leader
Just 20 years after their very existence was uncertain, LGBTQ campus leaders now writing the book on how to learn from their personal schools of hard knocks
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Jailed CEU student Ahmed Samir Santawy gets presidential pardon
Rector credits Austrian diplomats with getting student’s three-year jail sentence overturned
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Being measured and judged alongside friends and colleagues was too much
Goldsmiths’ reduction of people to expendable costs corrodes the necessary conditions for learning. I’m leaving, says Les Back