Leading universities mull mandatory vaccine policies
Vice-chancellors say they are considering what to do if members of their community refuse Covid-19 inoculationÂ
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Dutch universities ‘have strongest global reputations’
THE analysis finds that UK and Canadian systems are also among most prestigious, while Australian universities are losing international stature
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Ian Jacobs to return to UK after leaving UNSW Sydney
British oncologist announces departure from Sydney institution, citing family pressures
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Online exams: is technology or authentic assessment the answer?
Academics debate how best to test students’ learning at a distance and reduce cheating: remote invigilation or exercises that ask students to apply their knowledge
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Staff or students? PhD students face worst of both worlds in lockdown
Ambiguous status of postgraduate research students in lockdown has underlined why they should be treated as staff, says Rebecca Teague
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Don’t lecture me about the future of the lecture
Despite the strong rhetoric currently en vogue, an end to lectures entirely would be an intellectual loss, says Seán Williams
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Record number of complaints to ombudsman for England and Wales
Full impact of pandemic on Office of the Independent Adjudicator caseload may yet emerge
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Employers’ leader calls for understanding as UK pay talks fail
Union describes proposed salary freeze as an ‘insult’ but universities point to financial woes
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Student arrivals to remain limited in Australia and New Zealand
International student flows kept on drip feed as politics, fear and logistics trump large-scale influxes
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One in three UK graduates got a first under ‘no detriment’ rules
OfS head warns that pandemic uplift must not ‘bake in’ further grade inflation over longer term
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Protests have ‘substantial impact’ on Chilean rectors’ tenure
Research finds that every demonstration against a sitting university president reduces their time in office by 66Â per cent
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Confused by conflicting career advice? That’s inevitable for academics
The never-ending checklist of skills required by academia means careers advice is rarely consistent, says Maarten van Smeden
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Is anyone else finding that women contribute more in online classes?
Online teaching has allowed less-confident students, so often female, to create for themselves a space in which to speak, says Madeleine Davies
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Questions mount over future of ‘rogue’ French research institute
University Hospital Institute Méditerranée Infection, under leadership of ‘populist’ microbiologist Didier Raoult, continues to push hydroxychloroquine in the face of evidence
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No confidence vote in Leicester v-c as 145 at risk of redundancy
Union branch passes motion in response to plan to axe some 60Â jobs