Study debunks idea that Covid trials cut clinical corners
Covid-19 trials were as well designed, if not better designed, than other, similar medical experiments, finds Oxford study
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Education departments ‘less diverse’ than rest of UK sector
BERA report indicates education departments tend to be older and more white, with men in most senior positions
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Higher education should be wary of promising prosperity
Education helps a person escape poverty. It doesn’t directly, in the short run, combat poverty. That requires a wider coalition, says Jonathan Gyurko
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Pay talks impasse continues as unions await employers’ offer
Lack of agreement on whether industrial action should continue while talks are in progress hampers chances of resolving dispute
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Let Confucius Institutes on US campuses with conditions – review
Expert panel requested by Congress suggests conditions under which universities could be exempted from its general ban on partnerships with Chinese government-backed educational programme
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Time to focus on HE staff’s quality of life, says new Oxford v-c
Pay and working conditions to be a key priority for incoming leader
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Biden plans zero payments for low-income graduate borrowers
As administration awaits court action on blanket loan forgiveness, it promises regulatory change to sharply cut average costs for undergraduate borrowers
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‘Institute for scientific facts’ aims to smash fake news
Mass polls of global scientists could help to debunk myths about extent of division on contested issues
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Partnership model mooted for long-term EU alliance funding
As bids are polished for the latest round of university alliance grants, debate is building over where longer-term funding should come from
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Will Australian universities’ warm political feelings survive cold reality?
A new ‘accord’ is promised, but hopes under previous Labor governments have sometimes been dashed, says Greg McCarthy
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Students ‘£1,500 poorer’ as maintenance loans lag after inflation
Ahead of announcement of maintenance loan rates for 2023-24, Russell Group warns next cohort will likely have to get by on significantly less
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Top lawyer’s Harvard fellowship ‘cancelled over Israel criticism’
Outcry over cancellation of planned post for former Human Rights Watch director
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Ex-judge leaves UBC after indigenous ancestry claims challenged
Three months after CBC review finds no basis for claims of native ancestry, prominent figure in law and academia announces retirement and university promises further examination
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Hillary Clinton to become Columbia University professor
Former US senator and secretary of state to teach students, help attract global policy thinkers, and boost international engagement with women and youth
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Block teaching advocates team up after ‘explosion’ of interest
Supporters hope to spread benefits of the model, for years the preserve of a few progressive institutions, worldwide