University of Toronto joins fossil fuel divestment movement
Meeting student demand on climate, Canada’s top-ranked institution to cut oil companies from C$4 billion endowment by 2030
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Green energy research stuck in disciplinary silos, report warns
Analysis says lack of insights from outside the sciences could hamper uptake of clean technology
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Richard Thaler: ‘I became an academic because I’m not good at taking orders’
John Morgan meets the Nobel prizewinning father of nudge economics, who believes that the dismal science can only be improved by taking account of people’s ‘predictable mistakes’Â
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Interview with Arun Kumar
The Nottingham historian discusses founding a library in the Indian village where he grew up and the need for alternatives to the ‘false promises of neoliberal education’
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Paul Dukes 1934-2021
Tributes paid to scholar ‘who wore his formidable knowledge lightly’ and brought a ‘global perspective to the understanding of Russian history’
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Hundreds of global universities ‘yet to set net zero target’
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ research finds that high share of institutions that have specified goal are not counting indirect emissions such as travel
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Burned-out university staff fear repercussions if they seek help
Majority of respondents to major UK survey show signs of depression but fear that asking for support will harm career
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University leaders more wedded to lectures than before Covid
Vast majority of respondents to É«ºÐÖ±²¥ survey say ‘sage on the stage’ still has a place, despite experience of online teaching during pandemic
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The week in higher education – 28 October 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK international applications stall as European collapse goes on
More applications from China than from whole of EU, early Ucas data show
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Leaders Survey 2021: Running a university during a pandemic
When the current generation of university leaders applied for their posts, none of the job descriptions mentioned Covid-19. So how have they found the past 18 months? And what about the future,...
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Scholars from the Global South must be helped to make a splash
Editors need to grasp how much intelligence and bravery is needed to produce innovative ideas in certain contexts, says Alfredo González-Ruibal
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Is university leaders’ optimism justified?
Amid a recognition of numerous threats, leaders remain convinced that their institutions will be OK
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The Race to Net Zero: How global universities are performing
As the world looks to COP26 to accelerate nations’ progress towards a low-carbon future, how is the higher education sector performing?
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28 October 2021 digital edition
University leaders survey:Â Lessons from the Covid storm, and forecasts for the future