We must do more to prevent nuclear war
Nuclear armageddon is the global peril that time forgot. But amid all the concern about environmental degradation, disarmament remains imperative, says Nobel laureate John Polanyi
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THE podcast: General Election 2019 – students talk tactical voting, climate change and goats
From tactical voting to farmyard animals – what do students think about the 12 December General Election?
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ߣߣÊÓƵ accepts qualifications framework recommendations
Sleepless summer beckons for policy wonks, as Canberra endorses another major review
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Gary Younge seeks to say ‘bigger things’ with switch to academia
Guardian editor-at-large turned Manchester sociology professor discusses how UK universities are in an ‘analogous crisis’ to journalism on race
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China’s 2035 modernisation plan needs to instil cultural change
The plan promises big leaps in innovation, quality assurance and lecturer training, say Youmin Xi and Xiaojun Zhang Â
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Success wired in: the stories behind the THE Awards 2019 winners
Universities offer insights on engaging with industry, excelling at research support and tackling the student mental health crisis
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Japan student poll ‘could be used to blame universities’ on English language issue
Professor warns over possible fallout from Japan’s education ministry polling 400,000 third-year students at 500 universitiesÂ
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There’s still work to be done to tackle racial harassment in universities
Universities must work to facilitate discussions about racist experiences if they are to be reported and resolved effectively, argues Jason Arday
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Eastern Europe draws ‘dart-throw’ academics from overseas
Study finds that overseas scholars in former communist countries work there not out of deliberate choice but often due to ‘happenstance’, love or to escape poor job prospects at home
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Gender quotas and equality plans won’t work without a culture change
Susanne Täuber warns that mandatory gender diversity measures will be no more successful in the corporate world than they have been in academia unless genuine organisational transformation is achieved
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Minority college vote in US ‘could cause further policy paralysis’
Senate passing of bill on funding for minority colleges adds requirement on sharing tax data
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THE to host forum focused on Indian universities
Event will debate topics such as internationalisation, innovation and rankings
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Nine out of 10 academics in Arab world ‘want to emigrate’
Survey respondents cite concern over lack of funding, difficulty of international travel and bureaucracy
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US universities try barring problematic professors from classroom
Blocked from firing hostile professors, institutions restrict their teaching rights