New legislation will not eliminate student no-platforming
History reminds us that freedom of speech also implies the right to vocally object to and demonstrate against speakers, says Evan Smith
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Robert Winston: UK government made ‘colossal errors’ on coronavirus
Labour peer and scientist also worries that ‘moonshot’ ambitions for 10 million tests a day is setting up science to fail
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NSS 2021 to go ahead in England despite major review
But universities will not be required to promote the survey to students
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EU-China research relationship ‘unbalanced’, policy head warns
Jean-Eric Paquet warns that on open data, research collaboration and academic mobility, EU-China links are not always reciprocal
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Neglect ‘fuels perceptions of racism’ against students in Australia
‘Top down’ antipathy feeds broader experience of discrimination, student representatives warn
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THE World University Rankings 2021 by subject: date announced
Times Higher Education will publish league tables for 11 different subject areas in October
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Horizon Europe ‘will further weaken basic research funding’
Universities told that emphasis on tackling pandemic, climate change and digital transformation may require ‘reshuffling of money’
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Return of overseas students to Australia ‘manageable’
NSW minister predicts early resumption of student flows, as states and territories develop plans for flights and quarantine
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Oxford to consider socioeconomic data in PhD applications
Pilot scheme to promote diversity in doctoral study will also include anonymisation of applications
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Fighting Covid, US academics step past muddled bureaucrats
University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies
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Cutting corners on cybersecurity can leave costly holes
Ransomware victims must either line the pockets of criminals or face the financial penalties and PR disaster of a data breach, says Chris Cobb
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Far-right networks ‘sizeable’ Twitter audience for some pre-prints
Study says findings are ‘concrete evidence to support concerns about racist and sexist misappropriation of research’
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China relations ‘will get worse’ before they get better
Despite challenging bilateral ties, former Australian foreign ministers say enrolments may prove resilient
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Pandemic’s impact on university finances ‘will last for a decade’
The global recession triggered by Covid-19 is already ‘more challenging’ in Europe than the 2008 financial crash, warns EUA policy expert
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Attractive female academics ‘rated as better teachers’
Paper finds there is no correlation between perceived good looks and teaching effectiveness among male scholars