Interview with Inger Mewburn
The ‘Thesis Whisperer’ discusses the computer revolution, PhD students finding their voice, and why people who write dissertations about doctoral candidates who don’t finish don’t finish
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‘Nurture trumps nature’ in PhD success
Strength of supervision more important than prior ability in determining doctoral performance, Australian study indicates
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Smaller class sizes push more teaching into evenings and weekends
THE survey of Covid-19 safety rules finds most UK campuses will require wearing of face coverings, often during teaching, with some universities providing transparent visors for lecturers
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Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University sponsored supplement digital edition
Produced by THE and Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University. Paid for by Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University.
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The week in higher education – 20 August 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Germany opts to keep teaching online to avoid spreading Covid
Denmark and Switzerland holding more in-person classes
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A practical guide to digital teaching and learning
With the Covid-19 pandemic likely to prolong the need for mass online learning for some time, we seek the experts’ advice on how to do it well – from designing courses and maintaining engagement to...
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Leadership qualities do not have a gender
Obliging women to adopt ‘male’ characteristics is not just unfair – it also impoverishes university management, says Corinne Houart
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As new lockdowns loom, is digital pedagogy ready?
The loss of international income makes the improvement of universities’ online offerings all the more urgent
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20 August 2020 digital edition
Tools of the trade: the nuts and bolts of digital teaching and learning
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A levels: students face wait until 2021 for highly subscribed courses
Call for government to support universities as many students remain locked out, especially in medicine
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What are you reading? – August 2020
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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A levels: higher-tariff universities ‘eat the sandwiches’ of others
MillionPlus group of post-92s calls for ‘safety net’ government support for universities hit financially by A-levels U-turn
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Trump ethics panel blocks fetal tissue research
Board offering religious, rather than medical, expertise discounts value of NIH projects
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Can Germany’s renowned vocational education system be exported?
English ministers advised to start looking at key features like partnership with employers rather than using German system as ‘trademark’