Staff-student relationships should be strongly discouraged
Universities have a duty to protect students from the power imbalance inherent in a personal relationship with a staff member, says Cara Aitchison
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Australian research commercialisation ‘can generate billions’
If just one in 20 supported technologies hits paydirt, new fund will pay for itself, says STEM lobby
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Academics underestimate willingness of PhDs to use fake data
Around one in 12 postgraduate researchers would publish fraudulent results if it helped them get ahead, says study
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One-person redundancy round claims university council member
Swinburne says former councillor and union rep was not targeted, but he says redundancy criteria were written for him
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‘We know what the problems are’: UK PhD consultation ‘vague’
Scholars and PhD students voice frustration at lack of concrete plans in consultation on ‘new deal’ for postgraduate researchers
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Russian academics risk arrest to oppose Ukraine war
Scholars expressing ‘shock and horror’ call for ‘immediate stop’ to Putin’s ‘senseless’ invasion
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Staff-student sexual misconduct guidance ‘a missed opportunity’
Group that had input into document says it seeks to ‘shore up’ institutions’ reputations rather than make a difference for studentsÂ
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Talking leadership 15: Eric Barron on boosting entrepreneurship
The president of Penn State discusses its business hub model and leading in the aftermath of a sexual abuse scandalÂ
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European funding mechanisms must be adapted to support Ukraine
Flexibility, speed and resources are needed to ensure that refugee scholars and students can continue their work, says Jan PalmowskiÂ
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Oxbridge’s internal politics players need closer peer scrutiny
As the Christ Church saga underlines, college trustees must ask probing questions if they are to fulfil their responsibilities, says Gill EvansÂ
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MIT ends Skoltech partnership over Ukraine war
After helping to build version of Silicon Valley near Moscow, Reif calls Russian invasion unacceptable
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Ukrainian students and academics ready to fight Russian invaders
Unexploded bombs and civil resistance corps on campus are now part of life in Ukraine, explains minister turned university president
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University of Washington returns donation in Israel criticism row
Seattle institution pays back $5 million rather than accept free speech limits, but faculty fault refund as unwarranted
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Record floods force closure of Australian campuses
Back-to-campus plans postponed as classes make way for crisis centres
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College: enrol with us and your family and friends can come, too
Move by historically black Paul Quinn College aims to break generational persistence of poverty