Cuts to international research are a wrong turn for a country going global
The UK has an ambitious R&D road map but the necessary steps must be taken by politicians and funding bodies, says Andrew Thompson
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on making the ‘disordered cosmos’ add up
‘The first Black woman on the tenure track in theoretical cosmology’ tells Matthew Reisz about her struggles to reconcile a pristine childhood image of science with the reality she confronts by using...
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Has the pandemic changed research culture – and is it for the better?
Covid-19 has prompted an explosion in preprints but has curtailed networking and underlined the extra pressures on women and junior academics. Simon Baker asks whether the pandemic era is a dark blip...
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Public funding for European universities holds up despite Covid
Three countries even received double-digit increases in 2020, but with so much new government debt, some fear cuts could be in store further down the line
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Impact Rankings 2021: methodology
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings measure global universities’ success in delivering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Here, we explain how we arrived at the results
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Impact Rankings 2021: no poverty (SDG 1) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on poverty and their support for poor students and poor members of their local community. View the methodology for the Impact Rankings 2021 to find out...
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Universities brace for another wave of anti-Asian attacks
Concerns over international recruitment as need for better communication emphasised
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Worries for Australian universities as Indian summer cools
While concern has centred on vulnerable flows from China, an Indian exodus could prove more devastating
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Polish pressure forces Holocaust historian to self-censor
Scholars fear threat of lawsuits is deterring academics from exploring Polish complicity in genocide
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Impact Rankings 2021: zero hunger (SDG 2) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on hunger, their teaching on food sustainability and their commitment to tackle food waste and address hunger among students and local communities. View...
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Impact Rankings 2021: good health and well-being (SDG 3) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on the key conditions and diseases that have a disproportionate impact on health outcomes across the world, their support for healthcare professions,...
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Impact Rankings 2021: quality education (SDG 4) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ contribution to early years and lifelong learning, their research on quality education in general and their commitment to inclusive education. As early years...
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Impact Rankings 2021: gender equality (SDG 5) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on the study of gender equality, their policies on gender equality, and their commitment to recruiting and promoting women. The SDG itself phrases this...
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Impact Rankings 2021: clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research related to water, their water usage and their commitment to ensuring good water management in the wider community. View the methodology for the Impact...
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Impact Rankings 2021: affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research related to energy, their energy use and policies, and their commitment to promoting energy efficiency in the wider community. View the methodology for...