Australian government position on language closures sparks confusion
Education department asserts right to approve language course closures while insisting that it ‘does not intervene’
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Myanmar campuses in ‘distress’ since coup
Scholars at Risk denounces arrests and police actions on campus
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Harvard professor criticised over ‘absurd’ claims on comfort women
Controversial journal paper stirs debate on Asian wartime slavery
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Writing lecture notes by hand ‘creates deeper understanding’
Researcher says academics should create moments ‘in which students are able to reflect on what they see and hear’
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Trump’s deregulation failure leaves unfinished business for Biden
Administrative costs thought to account for substantial percentage of US research spending
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Six in 10 graduates get a first at UCL and Imperial
‘No detriment’ policies lead to wide variation in degree classifications across sector
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Reset of UK-China research relations ‘will harm global science’
Forthcoming restrictions on Sino-British research are short-sighted, driven by ‘ideology’ and mark a rapid policy U-turn, say education experts
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Is Europe ready for a post-crisis online reform project?
Many institutions may find it challenging to translate the crisis experience into an immediate enhancement of teaching and learning, says Michael GaebelÂ
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Not sure what the author meant? Why not just ask them?
This isn’t the 18th century. Email and phones exist. So why is so much academic discussion still left to journals, asks Julian Baggini
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Academic freedom can’t be legislated into existence
A national ‘great debate’ in England would be more effective than imposing free speech champions and threatening fines, says Dennis Hayes
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Southern Africa Impact Forum to focus on sustainable development
THE event will seek to identify strategic solutions for universities whose pledges to erode obstructive socio-economic, environmental and health policies have been set back by Covid-19
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Careers intelligence: how to respond to unsuccessful applicants
With more candidates than ever applying for research roles, some scholars are reassessing how they engage with unsuccessful applicants
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Professor: End ‘myth’ of marginalised early career researcher
Staff who enter higher education in mid-career without a PhD are academia’s ‘proletariat’, not ‘privileged’ young researchers, says paper
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Greek scholars hope new law ends student anarchy on campuses
Legislation will enable police presence on campuses after years of academics being assaulted, held hostage and blocked from entering buildings
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V-cs fear logistical headache of staggered return to campuses
Leaders say they are happy to support safe return of students, but worry about timing and convincing staff