The coronavirus outbreak has exposed China鈥檚 distrust of experts
But social media聽spats also reflect people鈥檚 desire for truth, social justice and greater openness, says Jingtai Tang
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Global higher education set to count cost of coronavirus outbreak
Analysis of Unesco and OECD data on international enrolments and fees show losses could run into billions of dollars
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Put goodness at the heart of your labours: 15 aphorisms for academics
H.鈥堿. Hellyer shares his top principles for being a good academic 鈥 and a good person
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Dyslexia tutors should be part of wider support services
The UK鈥檚 requirement that dyslexia tutors have specialist qualifications is a strain on hourly paid tutors聽and limits universities鈥 pool of workers, says Stephen Campbell聽
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Singapore proposes 70 per cent study abroad target
In city state鈥檚 budget, outdated mindsets and 鈥渆lephants in the room鈥 are out, Asian studies and travel are in聽
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University of Washington cancels classes over coronavirus
In-person tuition put on hold for next three weeks across all campuses
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Oxford condemns students鈥 鈥榥o-platforming鈥 of Amber Rudd
Institution says it will聽take steps to ensure this does not happen in the future, after聽former home secretary was disinvited at the last minute
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Bushfire research opportunities 鈥榲anishing鈥 without funding
Frustration as Australian Research Council takes six months to judge applications to support urgent impact assessments
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Female leadership in top universities advances for first time since 2017
Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows number of women leading highest-ranking institutions has risen slightly
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Is it time for UK universities to exit teacher training?
The UK government's increasingly proscriptive policies on teacher education could start encroaching on universities鈥 autonomy, say Viv Ellis and Keith Turvey聽
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Art historian Griselda Pollock 鈥榝illing up the half-empty museum鈥
The Holberg prizewinner describes how she forged a new discipline in response to the 鈥榯heoretically thin鈥 and 鈥榟istorically unimaginative鈥 art history she was trained in
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Low US youth voting raises concern for free-college push
Emerging consensus on tackling costs may wither if students shun elections, some fear
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Psychopathic behaviour is a hidden problem in higher education
Fear of reprimand is stopping researchers from looking into聽why workplace bullying is reported more in higher education than in other sectors, say Daniel W. Lund and Nick Forster聽
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Anger over Massey鈥檚 plan to switch teaching locations
Science students may be required to move about 250 miles聽from current Auckland campus as university attempts to mitigate a contribution shortfall
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