Asian universities face online assessment hurdles in virus crisis
Universities urged to take opportunity to introduce innovative ‘next-generation’ assessment and boost ‘academic productivity’
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THE appoints new chief executive
Paul Howarth joins from Law Business Research
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I’ve got autism and I feel abandoned by my university during this crisis
Without the structure of campus routine, a student with autism says it’s impossible to complete assignments and he’s worried about finishing his degree
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‘I wore a gas mask on reception, but only managed to terrify two emergency engineers’
The shuttering of university campuses leaves security guards watching their screens for tumbleweeds, says George Bass
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Australian ministers urged not to bill universities for virus dropouts
Analysts advocate hands-off assistance package, with universities unlikely to share latest government bailout
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China’s university entrance exam postponed
The gao kao, taken by 10 million students annually, will be delayed until July because of pandemic
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Australian universities mull eligibility for bailout package
Questions abound over entitlement to A$130 billion economic stimulus, as expert warns of ‘imminent’ financial crisis
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Research intelligence: how to run a research team remotely
As campuses and labs close amid the coronavirus crisis, Jack Grove hears how senior scientists are managing their teams and research projects
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US colleges face ‘serious jeopardy’ in recruitment struggles
Coronavirus crisis may make institutions more eager to please to students, but ‘tensions’ already in evidence
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Who qualifies as a ‘real expert’ when it comes to coronavirus?
One epidemiologist called a colleague a “charlatan” over his coronavirus tweets. Should academics “stay in their lane” when commenting on the pandemic?
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Moocs have helped Italy keep teaching during the pandemic
Online learning content is being shared across universities and accessed by record numbers of users, say Valentina Reda and Ruth Kerr
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How to administer the digital migration
Swift decisions are needed on contact hours, attendance and assessment, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan
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Times Higher Education’s Power of Place Survey 2020
THE aims to probe the institutional and geographical factors that recruit and retain university staff
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Bring back student number controls, VC says
Sheffield Hallam vice-chancellor argues for ‘radical action’, while Alistair Jarvis says Universities UK will explore the possibility
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Deadlines extended for Australian funding applications
Research funders, regulator and bureaucrats ease pressure on academics and universities as coronavirus blows out timelines