University leaders ‘prioritising reputation over tackling harassment’
But vice-chancellor says UK sector is at ‘tipping point’ of culture changeÂ
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Coursera goes free for universities affected by coronavirus
The online provider’s entire catalogue will be available to campuses shut down because of virus
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Boxing Pandora: Rethinking Borders, States and Succession in a Democratic World, by Timothy William Waters
David Newman assesses a provocatively idealistic argument for rethinking our assumptions about national frontiers
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(B)ordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire, by Nadine El-Enany
Georgie Wemyss considers how the UK’s legislation about immigration is still entangled with its imperial history
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English regulator wins ‘landmark victory’ against college
OfS decision to block loan access at Bloomsbury Institute over quality concerns was lawful, court says
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Coronavirus: Austria, Denmark and Ireland shut universities
Pressure mounting on big European sectors to suspend face-to-face teaching in response to coronavirus
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Time to trust the experts
HE is already suffering the financial impact of the coronavirus. But could a longer-term effect include a positive shift in mindset over HE’s fundamental role?
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Budget 2020: huge promises for UK research, but the devil will be in the detail
How future governments view R&D investment will be impacted by this fresh injection of funding, writes Athene DonaldÂ
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Books interview: Adam Kucharski
Adam Kucharski, author of The Rules of Contagion, on books that piqued his interest in mathematics, and those that showed how maths could be applied to serve public health by modelling infectious...
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Dante, by John Took
Rachel Moss is both amazed and puzzled by a vast new study of a giant of world literature
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Universities overlooked in Australian stimulus packages
Little succour for the sector despite predictions of a multibillion-dollar coronavirus hit
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Will the coronavirus make online education go viral?
The sudden closure of university campuses across China and elsewhere has necessitated the virtual delivery of vast numbers of courses. And while there have been inevitable teething problems,...
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Harry Garuba, 1958-2020
Tributes paid to ‘African icon’ who drove forward decolonisation at Cape Town
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Interview with Friederike Otto
The weather attribution pioneer explains how her field has transformed what researchers can say about climate change – and what's she’s learned about communicating results
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Leadership intelligence: how to ensure good governance
Governing bodies play an important role in universities, but how can institutions ensure they are functioning at full capacity?