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The integrity arms race is expensive and unsustainable
Awareness campaigns and reconfigured assessments are key to reining in cheating, says Ashley Norris
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Spiegelhalter: scientists straying too far into policy advocacy
Cambridge statistician tells THE World Academic Summit that experts’ media role in pandemic had not been ‘unalloyed success’
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Developing-nation universities looking for Western partners
Institutions in poorer nations have the eager students, and hope the West is now ready to supply the expertise
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After Yale-NUS divorce, can liberal arts survive in Asia?
Fait accompli shutdown ‘a metaphor for the decline of Western liberalism in Asia’, say experts after Singapore decision
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Get at-risk research collaborators out of Afghanistan, UK told
Ministers ‘negligent’ over failure to issue visas to scholars and activists who worked with British-based academics
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Limit replays of recorded lectures to a year, says union
UCU warns that unauthorised reuse of lecturers’ materials across multiple academic years could lead to strike action
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UKRI’s new open access policy will hinder open science
Only unrestricted access to journal articles’ version of record will fulfil the aims of the open access movement, says Carrie Webster
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Branch campuses coming of age as pandemic disrupts mobility
But offshore bulwarks take many forms – and in some institutions, staying at home works best
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World University Rankings 2022: can China make the top 10?
THE data reveal the areas where China’s top universities are ahead of their global peers and where they have the most ground to make upÂ
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How leaders of the world’s top universities are steering their institutions post-Covid
University presidents say the crisis has made clear the essential aspects of higher education and the best way to deliver them, but concerns over the future remain, reports Ellie Bothwell
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Addressing perceived online teaching quality gap ‘crucial’
THE survey finds that students rate in-person tuition significantly more highly
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Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain, by David Eagleman
Shane O’Mara is both fascinated and disappointed by a bold attempt to provide an ‘overarching framework’ for how the brain works
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Sarah Broadie, 1941-2021
Tributes paid to a ‘top scholar in Greek philosophy’ noted for her ‘strong sense of justice’ and ‘distaste for shallowness and group thought’
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World University Rankings 2022: keep on the sunny side
High-rising regions have reason to be heartened, but even in areas facing grave threats leaders keep their spirits up and carry on, says Ellie Bothwell