Reacting to Covid-19 by slashing fixed-term staff would be a disaster
The government must guarantee the sustainability of universities, say Richard Watermeyer, Aline Courtois and Hugh Lauder
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Impact Rankings 2020 by SDG: life below water (SDG 14) methodology
Browse the full Impact Rankings 2020 results This ranking explores universities’ research on life below water and their education on and support for aquatic ecosystems. Please view the methodology ...
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The community sector is being excluded from UK HE’s post-Covid recovery
Now is the time to build a research infrastructure that harnesses and nurtures the energy, creativity and enterprise of the third sector, says letter
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Jobs set to go as business school ‘disestablishes’ professoriate
University of Salford says ‘consultation is ongoing’ with eight professors in its business school as ‘newly focused research strategy’ is implemented
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Universities shift focus towards SDGs to prove societal value
But institutions warned against United Nations framework becoming a ‘tick-box exercise’
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Higher education’s pseudo-market needs better management
£7,500 fees are off the agenda, but Covid-19 only increases the need to align state subsidies with economic need, says Philip Augar
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A renewed Double First Class initiative will help Chinese universities better engage with global challenges
The initiative’s success means that higher education is expected to remain a focus of China’s next five-year plan, says Wu Zhaohui
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Coronavirus: Whitehall team to consider help for UK science and HE
Science minister announces new joint team of government departments to consider assistance for sectors
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Why aren’t UK universities taking a lead in this crisis?
Now is the time for the higher education sector to get ahead of questionable government policy, say Chik Collins, Peter Jones and Marjorie McCroryÂ
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Will Covid-19 change universities forever? Don’t jump to conclusions
Tomorrow’s world often turns out to be less radically different than we might have first thought, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Innovation & Impact Summit goes online
Participants in virtual mini-summit will get an exclusive look at the University Impact Rankings 2020 and can join in discussion with our data scientists
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What awaits is not a ‘new normal’ but the ‘next normal’
Universities have proved that we can change quickly, but we must be ready to do it again if we are to adapt to the new realities that lie ahead, says Chris Husbands
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Flame retardants: how Australian universities are responding to the bushfires
Six months of devastating and unprecedented destruction has brought home the reality of climate change to many Australians. But with time for mitigation short and some politicians still in denial,...
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Climate change mitigation can’t wait for Covid-19 to play out
A new alliance of 40 of the world’s top climate change research universities will ensure better access to the facts, say Ian Jacobs and Matthew England
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Rebalancing UK research funding regionally: how could it happen?
Rebalancing to the regions will bring a battle over ‘excellence’ and ‘place’ models, along with questions on the best mechanisms to deliver change