Warning against ‘politicised appointments’ as key OfS roles open
New chair and ministers have scope to reshape regulator, as leadership and board roles potentially open up at politically fraught time
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An ill-defined skills agenda is a high-risk sleepwalk into the future
The opportunity exists to reimagine the UK’s post-18 education system in a way that will improve society as well as the economy, says Susan Lea
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China's evaluation reform should reflect features of different subjects
Ma Huaide says subject ratings should aim for goals beyond 'ranking games' or 'bibliometrics worship'
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Minnesota seeks rethink on computing ethics after Linux sting
Attempt to find software flaws points up need for researchers to see beyond code to the people affected, academics say
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Opening China’s PhD trapdoor should remain a last resort
Downgrading doctoral candidates to a master’s track raises questions about admissions and supervision standards, says Zhang Ruomei
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‘Continued urgent need’ to support displaced academics
Inspiring stories from alumni of the Scholar Rescue Fund reveal how they have enriched both host and home academic communities
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To preserve academic comfort zones, we must sometimes step out of them
Faculty must draw on abilities they have developed in the classroom to steer administrators in the right direction, says Karen Spierling
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Merkel successor rallies behind ‘attacked and defamed’ scientists
‘It is important that we clearly stand by scientists’ says Armin Laschet, as Germany gears up for September election
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UK Academic Salon examines reality of ‘science superpower’ rhetoric
Speakers at Huawei-backed event to include Anton Muscatelli and Jo Johnson
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Researchers despair as Microsoft shuts down academic services
Decision will impact other tools that relied on Microsoft’s database and raises questions about relying on private firms, critics say
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China Subject Ratings provide reference for First Class Discipline development
China could optimise its subject classification by learning the global practice of broad subject grouping, Lyu Mingxia writes
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‘The whole system has collapsed’: Covid ravages Indian campuses
Public universities could be ‘hit beyond repair’ in fallout from pandemic catastrophe, experts warn
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US college’s student inventors gaining national attention
Service for local companies grabs spotlight as potential aid to competitiveness
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Tie-up puts northern universities in big league for spin-offs
New alliance of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield will put them on more equal footing with golden triangle institutions when seeking investment for start-ups, says adviser
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HKUST plans a different kind of university in mainland China
New campus to be set up with industry-friendly ‘hubs’, not faculties