Is academic guidance sustainable at distance?
Seeking out students for personal tutoring in socially distanced times is the labour-intensive but necessary task that may defeat universities, says Michael Wynn-Williams
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3 September 2020 digital edition
World University Rankings 2021: results announced
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‘Performative hand-wringing’ failing to tackle university racism
New York University provost says sector approaches to diverse hiring can become ‘distasteful, racist and fetishistic’ exercises
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Pandemic ‘shifting the dynamics’ of university prestige
‘Peripheral’ institutions can more easily ‘play on the world stage’ but most prestigious universities may be more likely to survive and thrive, THE summit hears
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THE World University Rankings 2021: how Covid-19 is changing research
The novel coronavirus has transformed how research is done in many disciplines. But scholars are divided over whether the accelerated pace of science is an entirely good thing
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How the world’s top universities have been impacted by Covid-19
While no universities will be immune to the financial and operational challenges brought by the pandemic, will the research prominence of some leading universities help mitigate the potential damage...
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Africa warned away from ‘research for research’s sake’
Continent’s scholars urged to focus on solving societal problems
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THE World University Rankings 2021: people power needed like never before
Talent and ingenuity will be more important than ever to universities worldwide as they face a host of unprecedented challenges, says Ellie Bothwell
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Will Covid-19 lead to more equitable research links?
University leaders in the Global South talk about post-pandemic opportunities and power shifts
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Online shift forces end to ‘poor relation’ status of teaching
As universities renew their pedagogical efforts, there is no case to lower tuition fees, summit hears
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THE World University Rankings 2021: international student flows
THE data reveal countries with the highest average number of international students
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THE World University Rankings 2021: results announced
China makes record-breaking achievements in latest league table as experts predict that the pandemic may accelerate the country’s rise
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‘Nimble’ youth key in pushing sustainability
Universities should capitalise on their students as an asset, says UN environment expert
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THE World University Rankings 2021: internationalisation in a post-Covid world
With travel no longer carefree, Simon Baker hears how standouts on internationalisation plan to keep attracting global talent
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AI advocates ‘not angry enough’ about university funding
Panel stresses importance of ethics training for field that generates moral questions ‘on steroids’