UCD row exposes tensions between academic freedom and global links
University pulls move to consider ‘other traditions of academic freedom’ in overseas partnerships after outcry
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Hepi poll: most university students want exams to continue online
Survey of undergraduates also finds just under half of students are satisfied with online teaching during pandemic
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Uncomfortable conversations ahead for Australian universities
Tough choices await as institutions revisit ideas that could cut staff numbers and ramp up fees
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Australian states going their own way on university admissions
Bumpy road ahead, as education ministers fail to agree terms on tertiary admissions rank
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New course’s success challenges orthodoxy of US economics education
Reliance on formulas and philosophies giving way to complexity and case studies
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Tips on how to plan a virtual academic conference
Poster sessions, networking and holding panels across time zones are all possible online, say Celia Popovic and Erika Kustra
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Top economist calls for overhaul of India’s ‘Inspector Raj’ regime
A new HE system based on the UK model should ‘promote rather than regulate’ universitiesÂ
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National university curriculum not the answer to ‘low quality’ courses
The UK’s existing oversight by external visitors and professional bodies is the best way to safeguard standards, says Colin McCaigÂ
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Australian academic, research sectors protest bailout rules
‘Don’t sideline us from giant subsidy scheme’, universities and medical research institutes beg government
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‘Step up’ for foreign students, Australian government urged
Abrogating responsibility could torpedo industry and trigger a public health crisis, Canberra warned
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Fake news laws may ‘catch on’ during coronavirus
Such legislation could curtail academic freedom, say scholars
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US colleges adopt pass-fail rules, stirring wider reform
Pandemic-driven grading shifts illuminate long-accepted inequities
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Refugees in camps need agency to fight the pandemic
Higher education can give them the knowledge and skills needed to protect themselves against the coronavirus, say Paul O’Keffe and Djemila Carron
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‘Science will withstand the coronavirus lockdown backlash’
The UK’s Science Media Centre director Fiona Fox says new visibility of experts will be crucial in combating doubts on official advice during troubled times
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Degree apprenticeships can improve access for disadvantaged students
On the third anniversary of the UK’s national apprenticeship scheme, Simon Hunt calls for more buy-in from universities