In Africa, university proliferation is not an unqualified good
New institutions will add nothing unless there is a greater emphasis on quality, says Eric Fredua-Kwarteng
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Australian universities assert eligibility for coronavirus subsidies
Government moves the goal posts as universities explore fine print of bailout rules
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What might Covid-19 mean for the future of Harvard and Stanford?
Educational economist Miguel Urquiola tells Matthew Reisz about the upsides of inequality and the dangers of ‘unbundling’
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Universities should be spaces for democratic innovation
Jeffrey Kennedy, Simon Pek and Graham Smith explore ways of involving students far more deeply in the decisions that affect them
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What would a post-Covid-19 Fulbright Scholar Program look like?
With Covid-19 radically reshaping higher education, what impact will it have on the US’ flagship international exchange organisation? Bruce Savre and Kevin Quigley ask
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Students in ‘dire financial straits’, warn German universities
In a country where students are heavily dependent on part-time jobs, the pandemic shutdown has devastated incomes, leading to calls for government help
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Online university head fears students will ‘suffer’ from shift online
Entrepreneur behind University of the People says he hopes the online offerings of traditional universities will not ‘ruin’ virtual education for students
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Coronavirus: King’s president to take 30 per cent pay cut
Ed Byrne is latest leader to take voluntary pay cut to manage the financial impact of the pandemic
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Coronavirus: Manchester staff ‘horrified’ by prospect of job cuts
Email sent to staff said the University of Manchester predicted it could lose £270m in one year due to sharp decrease in tuition fees
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Switch to online teaching can help UK unlock global markets
Jo Johnson tells Times Higher Education event that universities should ‘take advantage’ of crisis to build on experience of online teaching
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Help students more to win £2 billion bailout, says ex-HE minister
Treasury’s opposition to Universities UK’s rescue package could be overcome if institutions offer extra assistance to graduates, Lord Willetts tells THE event
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Covid-19 has revealed a crisis in Australian HE governance
The policy to shift the cost of higher education on to students who now won’t be able to get jobs or travel to study is the real crisis here, says Kanishka Jayasuriya
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The four questions facing university leaders during the Covid-19 crisis
With campuses closed and finances weakening, these are the broad strategic points university leaders are considering right now, according to Alan Ruby
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Hong Kong university heads donate to Covid-19 aid
Presidents at all the city’s main institutions will give a part of their salaries to fund students in need
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University impact has never been more important
The UK’s new Knowledge Exchange Concordat will help institutions boost their effectiveness in the wake of Covid-19, says Phil Clare