Does the disembodied Zoom class boost gender equality?
Teaching online renders women’s bodies invisible, but are their talking heads really judged on a par with men’s, asks Kate Eichhorn
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UK universities fear more strikes as USS pensions crisis deepens
‘Unaffordable’ contribution increases proposed by Universities Superannuation Scheme mean member benefits may be up for debate once more
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Innovation & Impact Summit seeks to build on Covid response
Sustainability in a post-pandemic world the focus of THE event held in partnership with Auckland and Penn State
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Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021 table information
Key statisticsThe data shown under key statistics is that provided by the university itself in its submission to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It represents data from the 2018...
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Trash-talking physicist wins ‘Dance Your PhD’ contest
‘I’m the first author, you’re just et al,’ raps Jakub Kubecka on his way to £2,000 prize
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UK budget: Sunak pledges new visa route and freezes fee cap
Plan for unsponsored, points-based route features in budget, alongside freeze in fees for 2022-23
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USS says pension contributions set to hit 50 per cent of salaries
Universities UK says increases are unaffordable for employers and risk pricing even more staff out of scheme
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Alumni-led boards ‘key to US universities’ strength’
Researcher argues that universities worldwide should adopt model after finding correlation between alumni governance and ranking position and endowment size
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Academics: ‘pretentious fox terriers’ or ‘bad dinner guests’?
Researchers look at opinions about scholars expressed via metaphors – with results ranging from the thought-provoking to the baffling
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Campuses urged to review ‘inexcusable’ PhD late-submission fees
Covid disruption highlights need to standardise ‘writing-up fees’ charged to those who submit thesis late, says scientist
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Nerves fray as Australian enrolments remain uncertain
As classes resume on Australian campuses, anxieties persist about the year ahead – domestically, and particularly internationally
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Leaving lectures behind makes sense for our university – here’s why
We know that employing learners as active co-creators of their learning builds opportunities for knowledge absorption, say Guy Daly and Andrew Turner
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Romanian universities are becoming increasingly homogeneous
Higher education reforms promised differentiation, but a failure to implement bold changes and a lack of desire for innovation are resulting in the opposite trend, says Liviu Andreescu
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The UK needs a German lesson in levelling up
To coordinate research translation, a new organisation is needed that isn’t tied to one university but is linked to all, says Keith Ridgway