Universities in emerging economies deserve a new kind of leadership
Tackling global problems requires visionary leadership and fast, proactive and flexible decision-making, says Getachew Engida
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Dogopolis, by Chris Pearson
Susan McHugh enjoys a detailed analysis of how our relations with dogs reveal some essential truths about what it means to be human
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Indian scholars call for more transparency in senior appointments
Public knowledge of reasoning behind picks ‘could have avoided past mistakes’
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Ridd judgment leaves academic freedom ‘too ambiguous’
Don’t allow confidentiality clauses over issues connected with intellectual freedom, says sacked professor
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UCU says staff ‘left with no other option’ as strike ballots open
UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’
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Practitioners have a lot to teach academics – and vice-versa
Gavin Reddin’s long business career allows him to supplement academic models with myriad real-life exceptions to the rules
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Polish academics gave communist greats less than full Marx
Study of Cold War-era references debunks modern view that citing Marx, Lenin and Stalin was mandatory to avoid censorship
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My technophobia left me miscast as a Covid-year Mr Mom
The half-hearted pursuit of dust bunnies was less scary than teaching online, but it was no match for life on campus, says Jeffrey Susla
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Libraries today: digital futures and Renaissance ideals
University libraries are changing in major ways, but there are important lessons to be learned from the past, argues author of new book
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Australia must improve its post-study employment offer
A more liberal visa regime could also help fill skills gaps as Australia looks to recover from the pandemic, says James Cauchy
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Cambridge cancels UAE partnership talks over phone hacking claims
Pegagus revelations ‘caused us to decide that it’s not the right time to be pursuing these kinds of really ambitious plans’, says vice-chancellor
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Australian state abandons arrival caps and quarantine
But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed
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Universities ‘at risk’ from Singapore’s foreign interference act
Minister’s assurances not ‘watertight guarantees’ that regular academic activities fall outside law’s purview
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Statue removal ‘last straw’ for some Hong Kong academics
Researchers face prospect that they might not find more work in academia if they leave city
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Contract cheating campaigners turn focus to UK devolved nations
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland must follow English lead on outlawing essay mills