The story behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green tell the inside story of how they fought back against conspiracy theories, bureaucracy and hostile press coverage
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The dos and don’ts of nailing an academic job interview
Interviewing for a job is not a skill we’re trained for in academia, so here are a few tips from a professor who has been on both sides of the interview divide
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Standardised tests are the least bad university application metric
The University of California’s decision to back away from the SAT and ACT will only further benefit privileged applicants, says Matt Larriva
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UKRI accepts open access monographs must be ‘fully funded’
Funder’s policy lead on open access talks of ‘ring-fenced path’ to cover costs
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Latin America Universities Summit to prioritise long-term goals for region
Two-day event, in partnership with the University of São Paulo, will focus on socio-economic recovery in Latin and Central America, and future visions for universities in the era of impact
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Transforming teaching and learning: lessons from Colombia
Transitioning to remote and hybrid modes has made the university experience about more than the transmission of knowledge, says Sergio Pulgarín Molina
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Liverpool hit with union boycott in escalation of job cuts row
North-west institution is second university to be ‘greylisted’ by UCU in three months
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LGBT+ groups from Chinese universities silenced on social media
Online ban is ‘unprecedented’ in scale and likely involved cooperation from multiple parties, expert says
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Fresh blow as Japan struggles to improve English fluency
Another delay in reforms could negatively impact internationalisation, expert says
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Spending review consultation delay ‘may deny sector fair hearing’
Non-appearance of consultation first promised for spring suggests ‘no agreement yet’ between ministers on what they want from change
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When marking is such an ordeal, is it any wonder errors creep in?
The summer marking marathon is among the most dreary of academic duties. Thank goodness students can appeal, says Brian Bloch
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Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life, by Gillian Tett
Jeremy MacClancy is broadly convinced by the argument that his discipline is finally coming in to its own
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Pandemic research ‘must prioritise human and political behaviour’
Viruses are much more predictable than governments, summit hears
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Shorter registration for troubled Murdoch University
Australian regulator allows Perth institution to address its problems behind closed doors
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US university persistence rates slip during Covid
Share of freshers returning for sophomore year hit 74 per cent last autumn, 2 percentage points below usual level