Universities must do more to promote intellectual humility
The Novak Djokovic affair underlines the need to teach that openness to error is the baseline of knowledge, say Raj Persaud and Adrian Furnham
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Heightened focus on education after Kazakhstan’s deadly protests
Academics urge policymakers to tackle ‘root issues’ including corruption, unemployment and quality education
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Australian universities’ broken Covid promises won’t be forgotten
Two years of low-quality online provision has left one stranded international student homeless, unemployed and heartbroken
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Eastwood: ‘lack of generosity in the sector doesn’t speak well’
English sector needs a major review ‘more ambitious than Dearing’, says ex-Birmingham v-c at end of long career in sector leadership
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Florida partisanship threatens presidential searches
As leadership vacancies rise in factious state, lawmakers push measure that academics fear will add dangerous secrecy to process of filling them
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VU Amsterdam row ‘shows need for clear policies’ on China ties
Experts back ‘cautious approach’ for universities but stress importance of continuing collaboration
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Lotteries are the fairest route to prejudice-free hiring
Random selection from a gender-equal shortlist of qualified candidates would remove the effects of implicit bias, says Nathan Burke
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Ten-day strike at UK universities next month on pay and pensions
More than 1 million students on 68 campuses to be affected, as union splits walkouts by dispute
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Asian universities are neglecting to take food security seriously
Even institutions that are engaging with the SDGs as a whole are ignoring their responsibilities to promote sustainable agriculture, argue Wayne Nelles and Supawan Visetnoi
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US Hispanics rising through higher education
Assessments of institutions that give biggest boost to low-income students show Hispanic graduates and California publics topping their lists
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International students reprieved from Perth lockout
But new recruits and direct arrivals miss out under new Western Australian rules
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Death of academic journal greatly exaggerated, says ERC president
Open access platforms are no substitute for peer-reviewed periodicals, says Maria Leptin
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European recruitment down 90 per cent at some UK universities
Continental students disappearing as post-Brexit funding rules kick in
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Professional sanctions are perfectly compatible with academic freedom
Removing Amy Wax from compulsory courses or revoking her named chair would not contravene her academic rights, says Daniel Carpenter
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Union offers to swap time-limited cost hike for new USS valuation
As more strikes loom, UCU believes fresh assessment of pension fund would show employers’ justification for cuts has ‘evaporated’