Interview with Richard McLaren
Sports corruption investigator on feeling sorry for drugs cheat Marion Jones, ‘barely graduating high school’ and how sport might clean up its act
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Miah Im, 1974-2021
Tributes paid to a performer of ‘steadfast dedication’ who pioneered a new style of opera production at Rice University
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Afghan Chevening scholars ‘let down’ by UK universities
Refugee academics claim they face steep accommodation fees and scant relief from institutions
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Transform teaching and access to tackle crises, universities told
Universities face ‘reckoning’ on societal relevance akin to last major transformation after Second World War, says Harvard professor on Unesco commission
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Student engagement slips as pandemic curtails collaboration
UK Engagement Survey finds less than two-thirds of undergraduates feel universities ensured quality of academic experience during Covid-19
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The week in higher education – 11 November 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Does the teaching of indigenous knowledge need to be examined?
New Zealand’s embrace of Māori vocabulary goes hand-in-hand with the incorporation of Māori understandings into curricula. But is a debate about the unintended consequences of this move being stifled...
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Addressing toxic behaviour is in universities’ interest
Quite apart from the injustice, institutions that fail to act on complaints undermine trust across entire disciplines, says Irina Dumitrescu
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11 November 2021 digital edition
Meeting of minds: how far should New Zealand’s embrace of indigenous knowledge go?
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No sector experience required for ߣߣƵn university councils
University governance bodies an ‘outlier’ in ߣߣƵ, with sectoral experience an oddity
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Call to overhaul harassment complaints after ‘Degrees of Abuse’
Handling multiple complaints against same alleged perpetrator separately often means pattern of behaviour is harder to spot, academics say
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Zahawi: LSE Israeli envoy protest ‘unacceptable intimidation’
University says ambassador’s event ran for scheduled duration
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Incentivise staff to take part in innovation, universities told
Survey by European University Association finds gap between institutions’ commitment to innovation and their capacity to carry it out
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US universities ‘focus on diversity data and ignore racism’
In first policy conference since Covid and Floyd, state higher education leaders told they may be harming racial progress more than aiding it
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UK spending pledge may change minds over Horizon Europe exit
UK scientists may increasingly want to take the £7 billion for research offered by Treasury rather than wait for EU wrangling to finish, say research experts