PhD students need better protection from Covid-19
The lockdown is affecting not only final-year students. Without a blanket funding extension, many others will suffer and drop out, says Ross Goldstone
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The choices facing students as they head into summer term
As university students head into the summer term, lecturer Louise Joy shares the choices that students must make around their education
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Extra ‘accommodations’ needed for commencing, graduating students
Frustrated final year students could drop out within sight of the finishing line, Australian report warns
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Australian universities, TAFEs dish up snack-sized courses
But commentators question legality, terminology and strategic value
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Huge cash injection for Hong Kong universities’ Covid-19 research
Newly funded work to include investigations into how the city brought infections down to nearly zero
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We can’t go back to ‘wild academism’ after this crisis
Academics are collaborating better and doing work that won’t directly advance their careers – this is what academia should be about, says Mona Nasrallah
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Reporting their impact can help universities secure their future
Requiring universities to report on their impact on climate change and society will remind a sceptical public of their value, says Jaci Eisenberg
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Nobelist calls for £1 billion Covid-19 research prize
Financial incentives for developing new mass-testing methods would be more effective than coordinating research centrally, says economist Paul Romer
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Australia’s successful education exports sector is under threat
Without government support, the country risks losing thousands of jobs and one of its biggest industries, writes Julian Hill
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UK university staff ‘mental health crisis not getting better’
New figures in Hepi report show continued rise in counselling service referrals, with warnings of further impact from pandemic crisis
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30 April 2020 digital edition
Embracing the future? What academics trapped in the Zoomiverse miss about the physical campus
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Medical students drafted into Australian health workforce
New paid roles motivated as much by securing future doctor pipeline as battling pandemic
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Regional universities in the UK cannot be allowed to fail
Universities have shown that they can come to the rescue of our country in a crisis. We must protect them as vital local and national resources, says Emma Hardy
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What might Covid-19 mean for the World University Rankings?
The roll-out of the next THE rankings methodology will be delayed, but the pandemic’s potential impact on the results of the league tables is less clear, says Duncan Ross
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Interview with Caroline Criado Perez
The award-winning author and journalist on the essay that changed her life and why academic research revolves around men