Malaysia’s new leader urged to drive diversity and transparency
Experts call for new prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin to separate universities from education portfolio and foster multiculturalism in senior HE levels
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The coronavirus outbreak has exposed China’s distrust of experts
But social media spats also reflect people’s desire for truth, social justice and greater openness, says Jingtai Tang
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Global higher education set to count cost of coronavirus outbreak
Analysis of Unesco and OECD data on international enrolments and fees show losses could run into billions of dollars
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Put goodness at the heart of your labours: 15 aphorisms for academics
H. A. Hellyer shares his top principles for being a good academic – and a good person
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Dyslexia tutors should be part of wider support services
The UK’s requirement that dyslexia tutors have specialist qualifications is a strain on hourly paid tutors and limits universities’ pool of workers, says Stephen Campbell
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Singapore proposes 70 per cent study abroad target
In city state’s budget, outdated mindsets and “elephants in the room” are out, Asian studies and travel are in
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University of Washington cancels classes over coronavirus
In-person tuition put on hold for next three weeks across all campuses
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Oxford condemns students’ ‘no-platforming’ of Amber Rudd
Institution says it will take steps to ensure this does not happen in the future, after former home secretary was disinvited at the last minute
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Bushfire research opportunities ‘vanishing’ without funding
Frustration as ߣߣƵn Research Council takes six months to judge applications to support urgent impact assessments
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Female leadership in top universities advances for first time since 2017
Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows number of women leading highest-ranking institutions has risen slightly
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Is it time for UK universities to exit teacher training?
The UK government's increasingly proscriptive policies on teacher education could start encroaching on universities’ autonomy, say Viv Ellis and Keith Turvey
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Art historian Griselda Pollock ‘filling up the half-empty museum’
The Holberg prizewinner describes how she forged a new discipline in response to the ‘theoretically thin’ and ‘historically unimaginative’ art history she was trained in
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Low US youth voting raises concern for free-college push
Emerging consensus on tackling costs may wither if students shun elections, some fear
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Psychopathic behaviour is a hidden problem in higher education
Fear of reprimand is stopping researchers from looking into why workplace bullying is reported more in higher education than in other sectors, say Daniel W. Lund and Nick Forster
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Anger over Massey’s plan to switch teaching locations
Science students may be required to move about 250 miles from current Auckland campus as university attempts to mitigate a contribution shortfall