We don’t have to be the unyielding taskmasters we have learned to be
For some students, a little more understanding of their difficult individual circumstances goes a very long way, says Hannah Forsyth
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Australian vice-chancellors have forfeited public trust
Enormous surpluses underline the extent to which universities prioritise their own welfare over that of future graduates, says Hannah Forsyth
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Times Higher Education’s academic holiday guide 2022
The Covid pandemic severely limited travel options during the past two years. But with restrictions finally lifting and with summer beginning in the northern hemisphere, THE’s occasional travel guide...
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Did Australian universities ride the international gravy train too far?
With overseas enrolments hitting the buffers during the pandemic, debate rages over whether higher education’s excessive reliance on this income stream is self-inflicted – and how universities can...
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Should you be working 100 hours a week?
Mary Beard’s recent admission that she is a ‘mug’ who works 100 hours a week caused a Twitter storm. But how hard is it reasonable for academics to work? Who should decide? And should the mugs be...