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Report shows heavier burden for UK students compared with other parts of Europe, with the country’s research funding boost ‘a chance to reform PhD education’
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Questions raised about the responses of universities in marketised systems as they focus savings efforts on non-permanent staff
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Finding your feet at a new university in lockdown can be tough. Jack Grove spoke to some recent starters about how universities can help their new staff
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Interview with Hannah Mumby
16/07/2020
The elephant expert discusses why her research subjects aren’t as different to humans as we might think -
Interview with Eliana La Ferrara
16/07/2020
The prizewinning economist discusses how economics must focus on beliefs and identity, along with the influence of TV on our choices -
Interview with Sarah Ann Kennedy
16/07/2020
Animation academic and Peppa Pig voice actor reflects on her character Miss Rabbit and why we need more female characters in children’s TV -
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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