Now is a good time for the UK to ditch the REF and the TEF
Both are too resource-intensive to be sustainable during this crisis, and their objectives can be achieved through other measures, argues Dorothy Bishop
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Lecturing into your laptop is not nearly enough
Good online pedagogy is all about readability, comprehension checks – and endless clicks, says Nicholas Murgatroyd
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Students embraced in coronavirus welfare windfall
Australian stimulus package risked making it ‘more profitable’ to be jobless than studying
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How Tohoku University topped the Japan University Rankings
The Sendai-based institution is focusing on collaboration and innovation in a bid to find solutions to global problems, says Hideo Ohno
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Japan University Rankings 2020 table information
The Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings 2020 methodology explores four key areas: Resources Does the university have the capacity to effectively deliver teaching? The resources area...
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No blanket funding application extensions, Australian researchers told
ARC balances acknowledgement of disruptions with need to keep future funds flowing
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Coronavirus sparks a rising tide of xenophobia worldwide
Researchers studying coronavirus-related attacks urge universities in Europe, North America and Australia to do more to protect Asian students
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Coronavirus: USS pensions could become ‘much less generous’
Radical changes may be on cards after stock market crash and interest rate cuts, say experts
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US research labs closing down for everything but coronavirus
Research losses could be small but wider national epidemic control measures may prove a ‘once-in-a-century evidence fiasco’, according to experts
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Covid-19 puts Korean universities in anti-Chinese crossfire
The arrival of many Chinese international students has stoked prejudices that were, unfortunately, already growing, says Justin Fendos
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How universities can support students’ mental health amid Covid-19 crisis
Identifying high-risk students early and communicating what support is available will be essential, says Toby Chelms
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The UK’s research funding boost must not overlook the overheads
‘Levelling up’ research spending may imperil regional universities’ sustainability, warn Grace Gottlieb and Graeme Reid
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‘Coronavirus vaccine achievable in 12 months’
Cash injection will allow Australian university to ramp up manufacture at same time as vaccine is tested
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The Vatican’s struggle to quality control Catholic education
As Pope Francis urges Catholic HE to change, the Holy See’s quality agency evaluates close to 300 ‘ecclesiastical faculties’ worldwide – with just four staff
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Coronavirus crisis may spell the end of an era for international education
Western universities may soon need to operate with far fewer international students thanks to the Covid-19 contagion, says Salvatore Babones