I can’t wait for universities to reopen their beating, bookish hearts
In their unearthly calm and Dewey Decimal order, university libraries offer the promise of remaking ourselves, says Joe Moran
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Scientists back lateral flow testing for students’ campus return
Academics recommend repeated testing in January so universities ‘can open up the student experience’
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More ߣߣÊÓƵn research grants vetoed by outgoing minister
Overruling of funding recommendations, apparently over security concerns, divulged following minister’s departure
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Biden picks equity-focused Latino as US education secretary
Former schoolteacher Miguel Cardona brings record of fighting achievement gaps
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Universities say student cheating exploding in Covid era
Institutions respond with both electronic crackdowns and pedagogical soul-searching
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UK university accounts show signs of ‘significant’ Covid risks
Some institutions warn of worst-case scenario of 50 per cent decline in international student revenue
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Research intelligence: key strategies for supporting PhD students
Three professors shortlisted for ߣߣÊÓƵ’s Research Supervisor of the Year award discuss their approach to mentoring
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A northern powerhouse university could help equalise the UK economy
A huge endowment could help draw the talent and capital to counterbalance the golden triangle, say Neil Lee and Javier Terrero Dávila
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MIT reinstates professor who accepted Epstein donations
Seth Lloyd faces years of restrictions on pay and student involvement
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Lecturer ‘penalises whole class’ over cheating allegations
ߣߣÊÓƵn incident could reflect exasperation at ‘spike’ in misconduct detections
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Silver linings: The consolations of a terrible year
The past 12 months will live long in the memory, for all the wrong reasons. But as 2020 nears its end amid fairy lights and optimism about vaccines, six academics tell us the bright spots they...
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Charity budget cuts ‘risk lost generation of medical researchers’
Hidden crisis of pandemic may push early career researchers out of science, leaders warn
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UK prepares for research funding delay as Brexit talks go to wire
Policy experts say UK institutions would be unlikely to join EU research programme before spring
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Industry experience is not enough for university lecturers
Practitioners have a lot to teach students, but the value of research training should not be dismissed lightly, says Sam Christie
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US students come round to room-mates’ political views
Study challenges image of campuses as places that cultivate liberalism, with limited sway favouring conservatives