Faces of 2021: who shaped the higher education headlines this year
Times Higher Education journalists name the academics and administrators at the heart of the sector’s biggest debates
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France urged to expand university places after equality warning
Analysts say generous grants, more housing and better information are needed to fix inequalities driven by parental incomeÂ
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Vice-chancellors ‘should be university community’s choice’
New Australian lobby group targets transparency, collegiality and ‘reconceived governance’
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US set to impose limits on China’s Thousand Talents programme
Universities see room for reasonable new legal restraints on foreign-funded scientists but fear overreach as final deal comes into shape
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Why are post-92 students excluded from so many postdoctoral schemes?
UK higher education says it wants diversity, but its treatment of early career researchers suggests otherwise, says Edda Nicolson
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ARC delays cap ‘worst year ever’
Thousands of researchers face Christmas crisis as grant announcements languish
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Adventure, not money, a ‘key driver’ for branch campus staff
Survey of staff in 10 different countries also suggests general satisfaction with moves overseas, alongside lack of understanding from ‘onshore’ campus staff
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Urban graduates benefit most among China’s ‘floating’ population
Study reignites debate over notion that success in gaokao exams and graduation from university has ‘life-changing’ effect on those from rural areas
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‘High stakes’ and hurdles ahead for KAIST’s New York campus
Entrepreneur provides funding, but questions over student interest and regulatory environment
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Swiss struggles signal a difficult voyage to alternative Horizon
Castaway from EU programme must paddle harder to keep up and remain an enticing partner for the future, says university leaderÂ
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Half of Korean universities ‘could shut’ as population shrinks
Researcher sees ‘no hope’ for regional institutions in particular, but other academics are less pessimistic
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English economic model ‘unravelling’ as more students miss out
Admissions expert warns that fall in acceptance rate could be start of major issue in supply of places
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The 10 most popular É«ºÐÖ±²¥ rankings stories of 2021
A look at the most-read Times Higher Education university rankings articles from the past 12 months
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Afghanistan’s academics are starting to lose hope
The Taliban’s professed support for higher education has not been matched by their actions so far, says Rahmatullah Katawazai
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Albert Camus and the Human Crisis, by Robert Emmet Meagher
Robert Eaglestone reflects on the limits of hagiography