The UK needs a German lesson in levelling up
To coordinate research translation, a new organisation is needed that isn’t tied to one university but is linked to all, says Keith RidgwayÂ
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Ministers give ‘high-risk’ science funder 10 years to prove worth
Advanced Research and Invention Agency bill confirms plan to place agency beyond reach of Freedom of Information Act
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Study urges transparency on ‘ghost’ enrolments
Students who ‘strategically’ jettison subjects early are among the least likely to complete courses, Australian research finds
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International students ‘more likely to choose US’ under Biden
Survey finds that country has become more attractive to prospective overseas students since presidential election
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Oxford study shaping free speech plans ‘could have been improved’
Ethics approval for survey shaping government policy should still stand, says university panel
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We must factor in digital exclusion when designing online teaching
Badly designed sessions are big on waste: waste of talent, waste of concentration, waste of ability and waste of time, says Christian Gilliam
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Teaching intelligence: how to use chatbots to support student learning
Anna McKie reports on latest innovations in chatbots and how AI-based technology can be developed to improve teaching and learning in universities
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Off-the-shelf models of university free speech need local packaging
The Chicago Principles are powerful partly because they are linked to institutional history and values, say Carolyn Evans and Adrienne Stone
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‘Top-down’ rules won’t solve free speech fears, legal experts say
Universities must develop their own cultures of academic freedom rather than borrowing them, according to Australian authors
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What are you reading? – 1 March 2021
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Many science courses ‘fail to improve critical thinking’
Major study finds major differences in academic development across China, India, Russia and the US
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Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021: methodology
The Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021 focus on a unique group of institutions. To ensure that they are judged properly, we adjust the performance indicators in our World University Rankings
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Virtual conferences prioritised under Glasgow’s green plan
Researchers at Scottish university urged to avoid travel ‘wherever possible’ under new strategy designed to make institution carbon-free within a decade
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NIH director ‘truly sorry’ for ‘structural racism’ in funding
Health research funder promises broad attack on racial inequality