Let students go home without financial penalties, say unions
UCU and NUS say there should be ‘no financial detriment’ to students who give up accommodation or leave their course
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Reopening campuses is a complex equation to compute
Decisions about whether to reopen campuses must weigh up factors such as opportunity costs and the level of risk that is acceptable
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Cambridge to divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in renewables
University says carbon emissions from all investments will balance out at zero by 2038 and that all donations must align with climate goals
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Robert L. Williams II, 1930-2020
Tributes paid to ‘one of the architects of the black psychology movement’
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Research intelligence: how to give an effective academic talk
Science communication experts reflect on how scholars can improve their public speaking skills
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No thanks? Victims of acknowledgement abuse ‘defenceless’
Tougher action is needed to stop researchers dishonestly using spurious credits to bolster the credibility of their papers, says academic
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On-campus Covid tests ‘may worsen UK’s national shortage’
Concerns flagged over reliability of private and asymptomatic tests and lack of coordination with national system
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The week in higher education – 1 October 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Interview with Sanjeev Khagram
The child refugee and business prodigy discusses racial prejudice and personal perseverance, and the prospects for Kamala Harris
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Chinese interest in studying abroad plummets amid pandemic
Many of those crossing borders now likely to stay within East Asia, survey shows
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Will Dutch campuses’ partial reopening offer a full student experience?
The Netherlands’ cautious, common approach to teaching during the pandemic contrasts with the full reopenings planned by many UK and US universities. But what will students get out of it? And is even...
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Asking staff to teach both online and face to face will tear them apart
Lecturers are being denied the flexibility they are compelled to offer students, despite being more vulnerable to the virus, says an anonymous academic
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University of Tyumen sponsored supplement
Produced by THE and University of Tyumen. Paid for by University of Tyumen.
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1 October 2020 digital edition
Dutch masters: do the Netherlands’ campus reopenings offer a model for the world?
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All-male fellowship round was fair, insists UK research funder
Natural Environment Research Council defends decision to award fellowships entirely to men in 2019, but will review diversity processes