Westerners sceptical of value of higher education – global poll
Survey finds Chinese most appreciative towards their universities
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How should journal editors address accusations of racism?
Two leading social scientists accused of producing racist scholarship say journals should rethink how they deal with such explosive allegations
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Don’t casualise academics, says OECD
Thinktank says lecturers on short-term contracts could lead to worse outcomes for students, as report concludes there are no easy ways to cut university costs
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Australia’s fee shake-up is overly complicated and inconsistent
There’s no evidence that lower fees will lead to more enrolments, and employability for ‘work relevant’ degrees is low, says Gavin Moodie
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Latin America University Rankings 2020: methodology
The World University Rankings performance indicators are the heart of the Latin America University Rankings, but we give them some adjustments to take account of the area’s unique characteristics
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Most male scientists collaborate only with men – Polish study
Major data analysis of authorship patterns also finds gap is largest among youngest scholarsÂ
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It’s time to rebuild the university on a foundation of interdisciplinarity
The challenges of the future won’t respect disciplinary boundaries, so why would we teach and research within them? asks Tan Eng Chye
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Ex-ERC head loses paper over image duplication
Science Advances article on diabetes drug co-authored by Mauro Ferrari retracted after readers spot irregularities
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More action is needed to protect Japanese higher education against Covid-19
The government and universities are not doing enough to protect their students from the effects of the lockdown, says Futao Huang
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UCU faces member backlash over compulsory ‘fighting fund’ levy
Money to be taken automatically from members’ bank accounts to support UK union’s strike fund
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California set to renew affirmative action in admissions
Lawmakers approve referendum on reversing 1996 ban, although with tempered expectations
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Australia ‘most popular country for study’: China survey
While Australia rates highly as study and travel destination, pugnacious publisher cites results as evidence of Chinese people’s disfavour
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Online education: how Hong Kong got ahead of the game
Even before coronavirus hit, Hong Kong was investing in new types of online education that challenge teaching conventions
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Trust your students to be active participants in their learning
Challenging students to collaborate on course content will help them learn better and develop essential skills, say Cathy Davidson and Christina Katopodis
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International educators must lead on anti-racist education
They have an obligation to engage in diversity education because it is the flip side of the intercultural work in which they are experts, say Harvey Charles and Darla DeardoffÂ