Research council head veto ‘will make vacancies harder to fill’
Ministerial intervention in research council appointment highlights growing politicisation of British science, experts warn
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Harvard abuse case lays bare power inequality in academia
Retracted support for star professor demonstrates deep persistence of faculty attitudes that perpetuate harassment, plaintiffs claim
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Talking leadership 13: Xue Qikun on creating a world-class university
The president of SUSTech discusses his humble background and hands-on approach to leadership
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Universities’ domination of FE-HE partnerships must end
Every college-university relationship should be viewed as the mutually beneficial arrangement it genuinely is, says Sam Parrett
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Australian universities head back to campus after shutdowns
It’s a balancing act, as some crave company and others isolation, but most vice-chancellors want their people back ‘as often as possible’
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Union clashes with managers on turnout as USS strikes resume
UCU claims ‘huge’ support but employers’ association reports ‘low levels’ of disruption
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Liberate teaching materials from paywalls, urges professor
Open access champion also proposes an IB for universities, as competition gives way to collaboration
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Fulbright board member condemns Afghanistan pullout
State Department ‘circumvented Fulbright board’ to shutter programme, putting applicants in ‘danger’, says Heather Nauert
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Don’t stop listening to students when pandemic ends, v-cs told
Partnership and co-creation should be a permanent part of UK campus life, says report
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Ontario’s francophone university unites old dreams and new pedagogy
The teaching philosophy at the long-awaited institution is based on interdisciplinary programmes and experiential instruction, says its president Pierre Ouellette
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Corruption in higher education is holding Indonesia back
A scandal over unfair appointments of lecturers to the civil service should spark a broader pushback against nepotism, says Fistra Janrio Tandirerung
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Cut deep, cut early: Covid’s toll on Australian casuals revealed
Belated data show that inexperienced, untenured and non-academic staff shouldered the lion’s share of job losses
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Chinese will not replace English as academia’s lingua franca
Despite China’s rise, even the country’s government recognises that English usage is irrevocable, say Philip Altbach and Gerard Postiglione
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Academic experts should keep an eye out for bias in school textbooks
A publisher’s move to correct the undue influence of pro-Israel groups on a history textbook shows the value of engagement, says John Chalcraft
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US companies boosting their free college commitments
Growing use of third-party services seen aiding employee-students find their options, although with suspicions of hidden costs