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Why I had to quit
20/03/2020
Sexism, unthinking managerialism and toxic ‘them and us’ attitudes are still pervasive within UK universities, according to an anonymous academic who found the dissonances between her values, career expectations and lived reality too much to bear -
The problem is measuring all women, with or without children, against patriarchal standards, says Srila Roy
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Interview with Zakiya Smith Ellis
28/05/2020
The secretary of higher education for the state of New Jersey talks about her path to a career in policy, family history and handling racist attitudes at college -
At a time of upheaval, early career researchers need more support than ever. Here, three experts offer their advice on mentoring when online is the only option
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‘Classic risk management tools’ helped protect the University of Tasmania, says its former management consultant boss
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Who will be the winners in the post-pandemic academic job market? Three experts reflect on the skills that will be prized in the ‘new normal’
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New figures in Hepi report show continued rise in counselling service referrals, with warnings of further impact from pandemic crisis
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Pointless meetings, fraught commutes and whiffy shared fridges are mercifully off limits during the coronavirus lockdown. But what else are faculty glad to be rid of? And what are they pining to return to? Seven academics let us know
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Interview with Caroline Criado Perez
05/05/2020
The award-winning author and journalist on the essay that changed her life and why academic research revolves around men -
Three experts share the wisdom gained by business schools from decades of experience in offering distance and digital learning to students
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Learning styles are fake news
28/04/2020
Let’s bury the fallacy that students favour particular approaches regardless of the topic, says Gavin Moodie -
As the coronavirus pandemic turns academic life on its head, Robert Macintosh offers advice on how to show effective leadership in a crisis
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Interview with Michael Murphy
28/04/2020
Observational astrophysicist opens up on why physics can be ‘unsatisfactory’ and how the coronavirus spotlights a valuable truth about our approach to climate change -
Pace of disruptive change is falling, claims book by Oxford geographer, who says virus crisis could herald a kinder form of politics.
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Diversity makes most sense if it is about authors’ viewpoints rather than their ethnic origins, says Martin Levy
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Are universities encouraging students to believe hard study is bad for their mental health?
03/04/2020
It is widely acknowledged that universities need to do more to support student mental health. Yet many academics and service staff are worried that well-intentioned initiatives pathologise ordinary anxieties and can do harm as well as good. Kathryn Ecclestone listens to their concerns -
How to administer the digital migration
03/04/2020
Swift decisions are needed on contact hours, attendance and assessment, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan -
Interview with Marcelle McManus
03/04/2020
The renewable technologies expert discusses being told there was ‘no future in sustainability’ and why cloning herself would be useful -
As campuses and labs close amid the coronavirus crisis, Jack Grove hears how senior scientists are managing their teams and research projects
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But institutions warned against United Nations framework becoming a ‘tick-box exercise’
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