Harassment hotspots should lose research funding, says Solloway
UK science minister hits out at ‘spurious’ research metrics and ‘publish or perish’ lab culture
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Best universities in Taiwan
Explore the top universities in Taiwan using data from Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings
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Sally Hunt paid extra £400K by UCU on leaving general secretary job
‘Settlement’ brought to light by report on union leaders’ pay from pressure group
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Best universities in Pakistan
Discover the best universities in Pakistan determined by data collected by Times Higher Education
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European higher education set for stimulus funding bonanza
French package to nearly double budget of National Research Agency and add extra 30,000 university places
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NSS overhaul shows ‘dangerous’ drift towards graduate outcomes
Some criticisms around survey may be justified but there are major risks in a wholesale replacement, warn experts
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Covid researchers told to demand equitable vaccine distribution
Campaigners warn that technical details of how to manufacture vaccine candidates are in some cases not being released, risking the world’s ability to ramp up production
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Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings 2021 methodology
Ranking of US universities and colleges puts student success and learning at its heart
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Why is Germany not embracing the Humboldtian university?
The focus on conducting research in independent institutes is holding the country back, say four academics
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Breaking promises on campus reopening is the least bad option
With infection rates increasing and online teaching well established, why risk everyone’s health by reopening, asks Richard Watermeyer
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China experts fear ‘chilling effect’ of Australian visa repeals
Chinese translators the latest victims as Australia’s security state applies the thumbscrews
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Russia’s limits on critical thinking are hitting its academic performance
Stricter political and administrative controls on what can be said have led to the creation of a pioneering ‘free university’, say Katarzyna Kaczmarska and Dmitry Dubrovsky
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Teaching intelligence: switching online in the middle of a course
From collecting student feedback often and early to alternative assessment methods, four experts from across the globe advise how to switch to online teaching mid-course
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UK numbers boost masks uncertainty over international students
‘Bizarre situation’ where universities are full but still financially constrained, one expert has warned
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Covid-19 is exacerbating early-career researchers’ greatest concerns
Job security, research funding and work-life balance for young academics have all been worsened by the pandemic, say four academics