Getting early feedback on research ‘boosts final destination’
Study finds economics PhD students who sought extra comments and seminar presentations published in higher impact journals
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UEL to help establish new Egyptian universities
Scholar highlights continuing challenges of collaborations with North African state
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Universities fear legal reprisals for asking students to defer
Oversubscribed institutions seek legal advice over asking for deferrals if their courses are full
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Times Higher Education’s Power of Place survey
Those planning new universities might think that a good institution will attract top staff wherever it is located. But is the quality of the environment beyond the ivory tower really so insignificant...
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Should I lie? The plight of guest lecturers
Bavaria’s rules to keep university tutors on precarious contracts unfairly penalise those who want to work, says a lecturer caught out by red tape
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Canberra orders probe into ‘foreign interference’ in universities
As hopes sour for a senate inquiry into proposed domestic funding arrangements, universities’ China links fall under another spotlight
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The pandemic does not spell the end for residential education
University teaching will change as a result of the forced switch to online, but in-person interactions will still have enduring value, argues Rebecca Blank
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Books interview: Emma Gee
The Classics scholar and author of Mapping the Afterlife: From Homer to Dante talks about discovering Roman Britain in the Australian heat and how a sports-car-driving teacher fuelled her interest in...
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China’s special-education citadels on campus need remodelling
Confining students with disabilities to ‘special-education castles’ within Chinese universities does not provide true opportunity, says Zhang Yuexin
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Amsterdam’s AI lab seen as test case for Huawei collaboration
Co-director of research project says deal includes measures to ‘safeguard’ against risks and Dutch authorities were consulted
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Privately built dorms seen as key to controversial US reopenings
Corporate funders suspected of fuelling idea of on-campus living for online courses, despite health concerns
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Ahmad Arshad: educational access must continue
Time to reimagine students as true partners in research and education, and to break disciplinary boundaries, says university vice-chancellor
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Christian Jowers: pandemic presents opportunity to adapt and thrive
The need to adapt has been present for some years but the crisis has catalysed some of the methodologies, says head of global engagement in Israel
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Dina El Maoula: we need new systems
The digital shift may need to be adapted for more practical industries, says president in Lebanon
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Daniel Akinbosede: still more to be done about inequality in the UK
Chemistry academic questions whether universities are doing enough to combat inequality