Global spending on coronavirus research hits $5 billion
OECD finds science rose to the challenge of coronavirus, but this led to cancelled projects elsewhere and academics working outside their expertise
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V-cs voice ‘significant concern’ on regulator’s ‘quality’ metrics
Office for Students proposal to measure student progress to ‘professional’ jobs without benchmarking could deter universities from recruiting disadvantaged learners, sector warns
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Don’t let coronavirus hang internships out to dry
Life in the age of Covid does not lend itself readily to students internships, but there are alternatives, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan
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Historically black universities are drastically undersold by the statistics
The way US graduation figures are calculated misses out those with a non-traditional path through higher education, says Corey S. Bradford
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Florida scientist training doctors for ‘the real world’ of Covid
Researcher uses role-play techniques to demonstrate both the technical and interpersonal challenges of decision-making during a pandemic
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Conservative forces ‘limiting racial progress’ on US campuses
African American studies chair says tackling inequality is ‘on a knife-edge’ and urges institutions to stop ‘tinkering around the edges’
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Bangladesh’s private universities are exploiting Covid to cut salaries
Legislation is urgently needed to ensure good governance and fair pay and conditions, says Nahid Neazy
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Campuses cautiously reopen across India after 10-month closure
Institutions emerge from a nearly year-long lockdown with greater knowledge of digital education and public health
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UK universities must better support Gypsy, Traveller and Roma students
It is often forgotten that this group suffers from even worse educational outcomes than white, working-class boys, says Nick Braisby
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LGBTQ scientists harassed and marginalised, says study
LGBTQ science professionals complain of not being supported in their roles
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Lecturer who called students ‘idiots’ removed from committee role
Cardiff asks Helen McCarthy to stand down from extenuating circumstances chair ‘to retain student confidence’
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US government still unclear on foreign research ties, audit says
While arresting scientists, US slides on funding and misses commitment on rules consistency
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Higher education and the pandemic: key trends to watch in 2021
Few areas of higher education and research have been left untouched by the Covid-19 pandemic – and during 2020, trends emerged that the academic community will be keeping a close eye on in 2021. Here...
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Indian ‘institutes of eminence’ allowed to open overseas campuses
Expert sees opportunities for ‘soft power’ in Global South
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Year abroad students from UK ‘struggling to return to EU’
Covid-19 and Brexit have created perfect storm, with confusion over paperwork and whether study abroad is deemed essential travel