Brazilian diaspora ‘will not return to universities under attack’
Latin America Summit hears that hostile political climate and lack of research funding in Brazil are preventing the return of scholars overseas
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Canada adds security checks to academic research grant bids
Trudeau creates mandatory review ahead of grant awards, aligning nation closer to US in suspicion of China
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Biden pares back student aid verification requirements
Reduction in paperwork demands comes amid a series of administration initiatives to help low-income borrowers
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Cornel West blasts Harvard’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ on way out
Leaving after tenure dispute, celebrated black activist professor criticises leadership
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Latin America University Rankings 2021: editor's note
After the release of the Latin America University Rankings 2021 it was discovered that the research and teaching pillar scores had been incorrectly displayed in the table. The scores incorrectly...
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Did mathematicians really need to stockpile famed Japanese chalk?
Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk moves some scholars to near ecstasy but may have lost its rationale in the shift to digital education
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How many staff does my university employ? Good luck finding out
Four different datasets, four different stories: ߣߣÊÓƵn university staffing statistics ‘impossible to reconcile’
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World Reputation Rankings 2021: methodology
Our Academic Reputation Survey forms the foundation for these rankings, meaning that they are built on the insights of a representative sample of global experts
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Top Korean universities more ‘glass floor’ than ‘social ladder’
Low-income women the least likely to get an earnings boost from higher education, study shows
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Don’t fixate on promotion
Opacity and double standards are infuriating, but the blessings of an academic career are present at all ranks, says Adrian Furnham
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Latin America University Rankings 2021: results announced
Institutions are lagging behind global peers on prestige and funding levels
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India’s new education minister jumps on problems
Exam dates and national policy addressed in first weekÂ
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Stop wasting resources on low-quality HE, Latin America told
World Bank’s head of education calls for focus on creating ‘single ecosystem’ in tertiary education
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Latin America University Rankings 2021: measures of progress
Growing participation in the rankings attests to universities’ determination to raise quality and better serve their communities, says Ellie Bothwell
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Is Latin American research on a path of decline?
Pandemic-related budget constraints and anti-science governments are taking their toll on researchers in their region. Ellie Bothwell reports