The week in higher education – 22 July 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Tests of resilience
Student satisfaction fell as the pandemic disrupted campus life, and while assessment wasn’t singled out, it’s worth assessing how fit it is for the future
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Former science dean ‘faked threats to gain sympathy’
Sydney academic orchestrated campaign after striking resistance to course closure
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UK’s innovation strategy to specify ‘missions’ and ‘strategic tech’
Minister bills new strategy as helping UK to keep pace with ‘global innovation race’
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Lauren Berlant, 1957-2021
Tributes paid to authority on the American Dream who ‘confounded the supposed dichotomy between the academy and activism’
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Concern over Azerbaijan ruling family influence at Oxford centre
Sister-in-law of Azerbaijan’s autocratic president sits on board of centre set up to study country after brokering a £10 million donation
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Cheating firms offer to attend Chinese students’ online courses
Agencies charge between $600 and $1,500 to complete an entire module, including assessments
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Europe mulls scientific ‘war games’ to prepare for future crises
Commission considers suggestion that ‘fire drill’ exercises could help prepare for environmental, health or economic disasters
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Interview with Sudhir Hazareesingh
Wolfson History Prize winner explains how Toussaint Louverture was a ‘spiritual ancestor’ of Black Lives Matter
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Scientists should stop seeing doubt as a PR liability
Uncertainty should be insisted on as a mark of seriousness and honesty, say Michael Blastland and George Davey Smith
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How Professor Van Winkle woke up to viewpoint diversity
It is 2041. Knee-jerk politics is conspicuous by its absence and students are willing to actually hear each other. But is this odd spectacle a premonition or just a dream, wonders Jonathan Zimmerman
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Is it time to reassess student assessment?
The pandemic has accelerated numerous experiments in assessment for the digital age, moving beyond simple knowledge recall. But is the traditional exam really obsolete? As the dust settles on another...
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US judge backs university requirement for Covid vaccines
In first federal court test, Indiana University can keep mandate with exemptions for its on-campus students
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THE to unveil new Arab University Rankings at region-focused forum
University Rankings Forum to highlight Arab world’s contributions to the sector through bespoke methodology
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Honorary doctorate revoked over ‘incompatible’ views
Controversy over honorary degree granted by Edith Cowan University highlights the risks of awarding so many