Alberta pulls back on performance-based funding, briefly
Province appears determined to deploy widely criticised tactic once Covid eases
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On antisemitism, universities should adopt the new Jerusalem Declaration
Attempts to impose the IHRA definition have prompted the formulation of an alternative that respects academic freedom, says Bahram Bekhradnia
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Our Covid disadvantages were eased by a Zoom room of our own
A writing group has become a vital support network for female academics facing everything the pandemic can throw at them, says Sorcha MacLeod
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Leading Chinese universities axe publication requirement for PhDs
Legislators push for change to be adopted nationally
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International student projects need to add real value to local communities
Institutions should use the pause enforced by the pandemic to rethink their priorities in sending students abroad, says Caroline L. Payne
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Germans expect to keep some teaching online this autumn
‘Extremely careful’ attitude reflects scepticism over vaccine roll-out, but also unexpected success of forced switch to online learning
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Universities in repressive states ‘hollow copies’
Education institutions are being undermined from within, everywhere from Turkey to Brazil, online conference hears
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If you’re a jobseeker, or might become one, you need LinkedIn
Academics are often unusual jobseekers with specific skills − LinkedIn allows you to take control of your professional self-narrative, says Stacy Hartman
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Medical students ‘should study Shakespeare’
Playwright can help us see beyond the limitations of the biomedical model, argues palliative care doctor
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Liberal arts education must embrace employability
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Covid-19 have buried the idea that learning for learning’s sake is enough, says Nancy Gleason
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Extra research cash to fund UK’s Horizon Europe participation
Cost of associating to EU programme coming from BEIS budget, but £250 million injection topped up from other sources
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Shake-up prescribed for ߣߣƵn representative body
Universities ߣߣƵ not releasing its latest ‘health check’, after the previous one revealed ‘harsh’ perceptions
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On Getting Off: Sex and Philosophy, by Damon Young
John Shand wonders to what extent deep thinking has a place in our erotic lives
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Sexual assault cover-up ‘encouraged by fraternity system’
Former sorority member at Vanderbilt University explains how concept of ‘brotherhood’ forces fraternity members to not report assaults
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Reality trumps rhetoric
The disconnect between the UK’s ambitions to be a science superpower and threats of cuts to its research base will cause lasting harm