THE World University Rankings 2021: how research impact is changing
THE data show how the quality of countries’ research in health and life science shifted ahead of the pandemic
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THE World University Rankings 2021: Korean universities find strength in their industry roots
Knowledge transfer and start-up incubators are more important than ever given the economic downturn in the wake of Covid-19, say university leaders in South Korea
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Giving university staff more autonomy a pandemic silver lining
A Pakistan-based institution saw a new generation of leaders emerge during Covid-19
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Will Covid-19 change the scientific method long term?
Scholars say the pandemic has drawn attention to the uncertain and adaptive nature of research and called for a broader range of evidence to be valued
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Journal print quotas still shape rejection decisions in online era
Study provides further arguments against traditional academic publishing beyond cost and access, says author
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Ex-No 10 adviser and ‘Ponzi’ HE critic to help pick OfS chair
Former Theresa May adviser Nick Timothy to interview hopefuls to head regulator, alongside Tory peer, former Tory MP and ex-Tory candidate
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Plagiarism is not a victimless offence
Dismissing plagiarism as a low-level academic misdemeanour ignores the potentially deadly consequences of letting cheating go unchecked, says David A. Sanders
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Vaccine race harming Covid collaboration, says Cambridge v-c
NYU president counters that such competition is what drives science forward
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Decolonisation ‘needs more scholarship and less politics’
Wits v-c says that decolonised knowledge must not be sanitised knowledge
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Rothwell: local links thriving in pandemic ‘must be retained’
Manchester v-c says Covid response has transformed inter-university and regional government collaboration in city
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Pandemic ‘frees’ researchers from ‘hampering’ habit of travel
Nottingham vice-chancellor insists international collaboration can become ‘even better’ using digital communication
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Power of place ‘to endure in academic hiring despite Covid’
Toronto president tells summit that ‘quality of city’ is crucial for university headhunting
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Universities’ global ambitions undimmed despite pandemic, say v-cs
Covid-19 is disrupting academic and student mobility in short term but university leaders are optimistic that higher education will maintain its international outlook
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Covid-19 is a chance to create a new model of knowledge transfer
A coalition of US universities is freely sharing technology and intellectual property related to coronavirus, but this approach must not stop at the pandemic, writes Moo Hwan Kim
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University of Sydney prepares to shed staff
No redundancy target announced as Australian university braces for massive loss of international earnings