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Will Biden’s turn as a professor pay off for higher education?
Penn and its students reap benefits, but hiring may have widened broader inequalities in academia
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Dozens of Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan rectors have no research record
More than 50 rectors with no international publications continuously tweet pro-government messages, reflecting country’s waning academic freedom
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South African v-cs fear financial turmoil as fees debate returns
Shift to online learning has thwarted potential for student demonstrations, but unrest may return next academic year
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Quality assurance agencies need to reinvent themselves
Two decades of Bologna-driven programme accreditation has proved that universities can be trusted to assure their quality, says Michèle WeraÂ
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Imperial College London’s Alice Gast ‘very sorry’ for bullying
Accusations led to disciplinary hearings for both president and chief financial officer
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British-Iranian gender expert jailed for nine years in Iran
UK-educated scholar is outspoken about the unjust treatment of girls and women
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US colleges push back spring term start in bid to outlast Covid
Later start offers chance at warmer conditions and more vaccinations, say leaders
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Can Europe build its own Darpa?
Fearful of lagging behind the US and China, the continent now has multiple Darpa-like agencies. But they face challenges securing political independence, funding, and turning prototypes into reality
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Academics must not rage against ‘death by blank screen’
Rules requiring students to show their faces during online lessons are misguided, says Mark Heaton
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‘Action needed’ to shore up university-business ties hit by Covid
Figures from survey of universities and firms suggest big downturn in activity in some sectors Â
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German universities denied funds in financial autonomy struggle
MPs say institutions are wasting money on things like car parking spaces and meditation rooms
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Covid will downsize universities’ overseas partnerships
A rationalisation of transnational delivery was already in the offing, but post-pandemic austerity will hasten it, say Matt Durnin and Jazreel GohÂ
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Futureheads’ Barry Hyde swaps Glastonbury for musical mentoring
Guitarist who found fame with the Futureheads has set up a degree course with Sunderland to give north-eastern students a taste of music industry and campus life
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Universities can help the US retake its seat at the global table
In the new world order, leadership is about collaboration and coordination. Higher education networks are an obvious forum, says Annelise Riles Â