What can the humanities offer in the Covid era?
Scholars put the case for experts in philosophy, narrative, literature and culture to work along the scientists in fighting Covid-19
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Nobelists: scientists ‘circled the wagons’ over coronavirus threat
Prizewinners argue that researchers have ‘stuck to a line’ about the pandemic’s danger in order to get politicians to listen – risking open debate
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Research covered in mainstream media ‘gets more citations’
New study shows strong link between headlines and citations, but scholars say more research needed on causality
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US Supreme Court upholds state money for religious universities
Ruling at school level seen as affirming situations involving colleges
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The pandemic must not be allowed to erode universities’ student focus
Self-congratulatory messages about online teaching may belie failures to meet learning outcomes, warns Nabil Ghantous
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US campus reinstates bar on looking after children while working
Florida State University’s move triggers concern about impact on female employees, as coronavirus continues to spread
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Foreign students in US coping with online shift better than locals
Familiarity with remote formats tempered by concerns over racism and health, survey finds
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Minister: students ‘taken advantage of’ on ‘dumbed down’ degrees
Michelle Donelan says there has been ‘too much focus on getting students through the door’ in England
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Three-year visas for PhD graduates in £300 million UK science plan
New Downing Street unit for attracting global talent and review of immigration rules among measures to support research
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University staff must find their voice, says Murdoch whistleblower
Reflecting on his legal ordeal, Australian academic hopes his experience will help cultivate a culture of speaking out
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International study to examine lottery-based research funding
Grant funders to assess whether randomly picking ‘middle-level’ research projects for funding is fairer, more efficient and better for science
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Solidarity with contingent faculty entails more than signing statements
Declarations of solidarity lay bare the feudalistic mentality of even the most radical leftist scholars, who speak for the beleaguered masses from the cover of their academic nobility, says Scott...
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Australian v-cs explore ‘alternative models’ of research funding
Sector leaders drafted to help solve loss of cross-subsidies from both international and domestic teaching
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THE Latin America University Rankings 2020 table information
Key statistics The 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...
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PM issues warning on degree value as FE takes precedence
Boris Johnson says ‘talent and genius are expressed as much by hand and by eye as they are in a spreadsheet or an essay’