Five things I’ve learned moving from the private sector to academia
After 20 years working as a quantity surveyor, Tom Woodbury shares his key discoveries since starting his first academic role in May
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Thousands of Covid infections tied to US college openings
Number of campus-related infections, which was calculated using mobile phone records, has been estimated by researchers at 3,200 per day
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Foreign firewalls present challenge to global online learning
Institutions and teachers find workarounds to reach students enrolled in Western courses, but domestic internet rules still constrain efforts
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Supporting university staff through the pandemic should be data-driven
A large ongoing survey at King’s College London is informing the institution’s approach to Covid-19, say Gabriella Bergin-Cartwright and Sharon Stevelink
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Chinese scholars’ exclusion from Australia not a ‘blunder’
The country would not cancel the visas of Chinese academics without good reason, says banned Australian academic Clive Hamilton
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Student enrolment ‘drops 2 per cent’ in US
Initial data from around a fifth of all US institutions suggest impact of pandemic may not be as severe as feared
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Toronto receives largest philanthropic gift in Canadian history
University president says C$250 million donation is ‘a tremendous shot in the arm’ and shows that donors are still willing to give during the pandemic
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English health minister won’t rule out Christmas student lockdown
Meanwhile, Scottish students in halls and flats are already forbidden from returning to parents’ homes
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Foreign academics create ‘girlfriend’s guide’ to Japanese academia
In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias
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The Gig Academy, by Adrianna Kezar, Tom DePaola and Daniel T. Scott
Mark Erickson applauds an analysis of where higher education in the US and beyond has gone wrong
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High-profile Australian academic banned from entering China
Largely symbolic move comes amid worsening diplomatic ties and after Australia revoked Chinese scholars’ visas
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Russell Group chair wants ‘sustainable, agile’ research funding
Nancy Rothwell tells THE its universities are ‘worried about building the research base’ amid ‘complete uncertainty’ on overseas recruitment during pandemic
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UK student support for Labour recovers as Tory backing plummets
Latest voting survey from Hepi/YouthSight sees similar – but more amplified – changes compared with recent wider population polling
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New legislation will not eliminate student no-platforming
History reminds us that freedom of speech also implies the right to vocally object to and demonstrate against speakers, says Evan Smith
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Robert Winston: UK government made ‘colossal errors’ on coronavirus
Labour peer and scientist also worries that ‘moonshot’ ambitions for 10 million tests a day is setting up science to fail