Australia warns universities’ foreign ties may be ‘lobbying’
Institutions with overseas links seen to be acting ‘on behalf of’ foreign interests
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Street Life in Renaissance Italy, by Fabrizio Nevola
Emily Michelson is fascinated by an illuminating study of how architecture expressed power and shaped people’s livesÂ
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Student-to-community Covid transmission low, says Cambridge study
Genomic analysis demonstrates successful roll-out of testing programme at university, scientists say
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Academics demand v-cs and ministers rethink ‘key worker’ status
UK scholars call for relief on workload to prevent them feeling obliged to send children into schools during crisis
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Italy’s Covid research boost ‘must now be backed by investment’
Data show that Italy’s misfortune to suffer early in pandemic was a benefit for research but it could be short-lived
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Plagiarism questions swirl around controversial Turkish rector
Appointment of Melih Bulu, a former ruling party political candidate, has triggered days of protests from staff and students at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul
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More English universities preparing for full term teaching online
Despite guidance from government, most leaders do not expect to be able to teach majority of students face-to-face during spring term
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Teaching online: it’s hard, even for old hands, as is staying engaged
Having surveyed thousands of instructors on their lockdown experiences, James T. Walker discusses two key findings and their practical implications
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The hand-wringing over the UK’s Erasmus withdrawal is misplaced
The European programme’s globe-spanning successor, the Turing scheme, is more suited to meeting today’s challenges, says Louise Nicol
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It is tragic that my life-changing Erasmus path is now blocked
The Turing scheme’s focus on outbound mobility will take the UK off the map for most European exchange students, laments Barbara Lorber
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Universities told to harness student activism for global good
New book calls on ‘natural cosmopolitans’ to find solutions to today’s crucial challenges
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‘Student profile’ key to lectures’ future in Australia
Student demographics will guide whether universities retain or discard large-scale lectures, administrator says
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Universities are key to addressing New Zealand’s productivity gap
Nurturing talent via teaching and research is a well-established pathway to building an innovative, prosperous society, says Dawn Freshwater
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Academics and civil servants trade places to boost farm yields
Agricultural agreements between Australian universities and government agencies could overhaul farm profitability