Brazilian universities struggle to go online amid Covid denial
Patchy access to computers and lack of internet connections among poorest learners hamper transition
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Whistleblowers irked as fishy research probe finds no misconduct
Critics say ߣߣÊÓƵn inquiry excluded external witnesses and rationalised questionable activities
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India’s National Education Policy is a positive step – if implemented
System consolidation, regulatory simplification and undergraduate flexibility are positive steps, says Pushkar
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The NEP’s laudable ambition should not override the value of continuity
India’s National Education Policy aims to establish a seamless connectivity between humanities and science, says Rup Narayan Das
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Teaching intelligence: the benefits of diversifying assessment
Anna McKie speaks to three experts about why unconventional assessment can revolutionise students’ outcomes − and how to do it
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Let’s dare to reimagine education in our time of crisis
Sustainable changes in digital learning will result from best practice alongside bold experimentation, say Friedrich Hesse, Volker Meyer-Guckel, Bitange Ndemo, Alexandros Papaspyridis, Rahim Rajan...
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Big-book theses are failing PhD students
Assessing doctoral candidates’ published papers instead would teach more useful skills and improve morale, says Noam Schimmel
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Foreign riches ‘bankrolled binge’ on highly cited researchers
Rankings skew ߣߣÊÓƵ’s top universities as they parlay profits from foreign students to snap up the world’s most talked about researchers
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Switching to defined contributions is the only show left in town for the USS
Academics may wish we weren’t here, but burying heads in the sand about the depth of the deficit is no longer viable, says Bernard Casey
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Exams fiasco could ‘crowd out’ poorer students from top campuses
Caps on places and bigger rise in share of top grades at independent schools could lead to skewed intakes
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Court quashes OfS’ refusal to register for-profit college
English regulator ordered to pay substantial costs to Bloomsbury Institute after blocking loan access
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US accuses Yale of racial discrimination in admissions
University denies favouring black applicants over white and Asian American candidates
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Murdoch denies demise of major is payback for whistleblowers
As time drags on since their signature course was turfed out, ߣߣÊÓƵn whistleblowers’ colleagues fear their discipline will die a slow death
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Indian students heading overseas ‘less concerned’ by Covid
Research finds that young Indians particularly ‘resilient’ in their pursuit of education
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A-level appeals confusion leaves campuses uncertain over intake
Concerns also emerge that higher-tariff universities may increase share of applicants at expense of some lower-tariff institutions