Universities need a new compact with society and these should be the priorities
With public trust in science and innovation renewed, now is the time for higher education to improve, argue Karan Khemka and Parag Khanna
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Russell Group head: crisis renders many policy metrics ‘valueless’
University of Glasgow principal Sir Anton Muscatelli says inputs into England’s TEF will become unreliable owing to pandemic shocks
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Australia flags limited opening of campuses, borders
‘Three-step plan’ would allow gradual increases to class sizes, with borders inched open for foreign students
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Covid crisis could see 'learning designers' supplant academic roles
While overhauls of workforce and institutional architecture beckon, Australian report predicts esteem for expertise in post-pandemic world
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A sustainable response to the pandemic begins locally
Working with Indigenous communities in New Zealand will help the country rebuild and refocus on the SDGs, write Cate Gribble and Jim Metson
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Rethinking ‘excellence’ in post-pandemic university admissions
The traditional methods of measuring student ability in college admissions aren’t fit for the unconventional study environments students are now in, says Ben Faulkner
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Chinese students in UK ‘report increased racism and discrimination’
Researchers find overseas students from China are experiencing high levels of anxiety and insecurity in wake of pandemic
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Public trust in science ‘soars following pandemic’
Survey results from Germany also suggest people think public disagreement between scientists is good, as it will lead to better results
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US considering rapid-fire scientific vetting for virus tests
With August goal in mind, diagnostic development could get TV-based model
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Roehampton is ‘first UK university to announce crisis job severances’
Voluntary scheme in response to pandemic ‘devastates’ staff
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Social scientists can play a key role in stopping the coronavirus
Yes, excess haste can lead to mistakes, but the same is true of natural science, says Sandro Galea
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Blow to international education ‘may not be as bad as feared’
Optimism emerges over Australian and New Zealand education exports despite Canberra’s hands-off approach
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Coronavirus: India’s education minister aims to ‘save’ academic year
Nishank’s popular social media feeds become a main source of information as universities prepare to reopen in August and September
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Roland Kupers: ‘revolution’ coming on education, complexity, climate
As the tools of complexity theory prove crucial in responding to the pandemic, they must be taught far more widely in universities, argues former oil executive turned researcher
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US toughens rules for adjudicating campus sexual assault
Universities warn of harm to victims and protest the quick implementation of controversial new measures