Australian universities bite the bullet on online delivery
Go remote now or later? That’s the question, as coronavirus threatens campus shutdowns
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Coronavirus lockdown forces tough choices on Italian scientists
As labs shut, researchers in Milan fear losing months of work – and urge colleagues abroad to prepare now for similar restrictions
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University of Alaska aiming to bounce back from brutal cuts
With the state’s governor imperilled, university bosses are hoping that a better year is on the horizon
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Chinese students, tutors and experts differ on assessment ethics
Study is first to survey students’ views on how they are judged in the classroomÂ
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UCU postpones reballots, but has strike fatigue set in already?
Some members increasingly wary after 22 days of walkouts already this year, but many remain determined to win concessions from employers on pay and pensions
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What we can learn from the collective trauma of these uncertain times
Analysing how Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s community dealt with the disruption of mass protests and now the coronavirus lockdown can aid in its recovery, say five health communication...
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Emergency flexibility for online learning is what disabled students have been seeking
The sudden move to accommodate studying away from campus will come as a surprise to many disabled students who were previously told it wasn’t possible, says Stephen CampbellÂ
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Wollongong takes breather and decides to go remote
Wollongong and other Australian universities race towards fully online course delivery amid rapid escalation of coronavirus crisis
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Coronavirus hit to Australian students’ finances
Sources of personal income may dry up as outbreak takes toll on sectors that employ many young people, expert says
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Will the coronavirus crisis renew public trust in science?
As a global pandemic is declared, public health experts in universities have never been more visible. But do they think this episode will reshape perceptions of academia after the years of Trump and...
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UK research to be ‘transformed’ by ‘enormous’ spending rise
But budget bonanza will require ‘substantial expansion’ of R&D capacity in many regions
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Einstein ‘not a good role model’ for budding scientists
People may be more motivated to pursue a STEM career by figures thought of as ‘persistent’ but not geniuses  Â
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Judgment raises questions over ‘publish or perish’ rules
Critics say Australian tribunal finding confuses workload measures with performance ratings
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The budget has finally given UKRI a strategic purpose
Focusing on how to deliver the UK government’s big ambitions for science could arrest the troubled funder’s drift, says John WomersleyÂ
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Classes suspended at some Australian universities
Hybrid model emerging, with lectures going online while campuses endeavour to maintain small group delivery