How expanding elite education could undermine the populists
Oxbridge and the Ivy League might do well to act more like Starbucks, argues Harvard fellow Aviezer Tucker
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The ‘baby penalty’ was not born with the coronavirus
But in the new normal, the situation for female academics with children is even worse, says Enrica Maria Ferrara
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How should students who refuse to social distance be handled?
Failure to act robustly risks legal, reputational and financial consequences for universities, says Susan Matthews
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Malaysia to act as ‘stepping stone’ for ߣߣÊÓƵ-bound students?
With ߣߣÊÓƵ unlikely to allow foreign students in until next year, the possibility of them taking classes on Malaysian affiliate campuses is being explored
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US scientists protest advanced computing focus for top grants
National Science Foundation’s new emphasis in postgraduate funding seen as backsliding on diversity
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Nervousness over A-level results after Scottish Highers row
Students who miss their grades may also be locked out if highly subscribed institutions fear breaching number controls and coronavirus regulations
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Research student allocation must be fair and transparent
Managers must acknowledge that supervising some types of doctoral candidates is more labour-intensive, say Roger Watson and David Thompson
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6 August 2020 digital edition
All for one or one for all? Scholarly prizes and the fixation on lone genius
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Richard Grove, 1955-2020
Tributes paid to a ‘stellar academic’ who was also a ‘remarkable activist’ and ‘great adventurer’
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What is the purpose of prizes?
Some argue that accolades for individuals are outmoded in an age of team science, and reinforce old hierarchies and biases as ‘friends reward friends’
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Winston Churchill: AÂ Life in the News, by Richard Toye
A. W. Purdue considers how Britain’s wartime prime minister was a lifelong master at keeping himself in the public eye
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V-c defends campus construction craze
Without ‘flashy buildings’ and IT systems, university administrators will be ‘pushing bits of paper around’ long into the future, says Monash head
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Paper on attractiveness of women with endometriosis retracted
Italian researchers behind much-criticised 2012 study request its withdrawal and apologise for ‘distress’ and ‘discontent’ caused
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Going underground: research in the bunker with doomsday preppers
Bradley Garrett has crossed the globe to meet those who stockpile food in fortified shelters in anticipation of apocalyptic disasters. As a global pandemic seems to confirm some of their fears, he...
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Interview with Veronica Fynn Bruey
The war survivor with multiple degrees from universities around globe discusses her roles as advocate for refugees and for the understanding of Africa in HE