Proposed German animal welfare law ‘unbearable’ for researchers
Amendments threaten jail term of up to five years without defining ‘reasonable cause’ exemption
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‘Case for Colonialism’ professor hired by New College of Florida
Author of controversial book and journal paper takes up one-year ‘presidential scholar’ post after institutional takeover by allies of Ron DeSantis
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If we discourage negative reviews, positive ones will lose meaning
Power dynamics inevitably temper the ideal of a self-correcting knowledge system, but robust mutual critique remains vital, says Ian Pace
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14 March 2024 digital edition
 Out of exile: Is it time for Ukraine’s displaced academics to return?
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Students ‘particularly vulnerable’ to ‘sex for rent’ scams
Sinn Féin proposes bill in Irish Dáil that would make it an offence for landlords to seek sex in exchange for rental housing
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Soft power pioneer: policy clout loses edge outside government
After a career spent switching between academia and the White House, Joseph Nye admits that returning to Harvard left him feeling flat
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Don’t ditch research quality benchmarks, universities say
Australian institutions say new research rules are not to blame as registration delays stretch on
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UKRI ‘must regain trust’ of equality committee in Donelan row
Funder keen to reconvene advisory group, but professor says he wants reassurance that lessons have been learned from controversial investigation
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Hong Kong nears first universities of applied sciences
Upgraded institutions seen as a way to meet talent demands in the Greater Bay Area
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Universities have moral obligations – but not to take moral positions
Institutions must instead provide fora and establish rules for debating issues and their moral implications, says Carolyn Hughes Tuohy
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Arizona under pressure over Ashford student loan debt
As pressure builds for the University of Idaho to reconsider buying the University of Phoenix, a similar previous deal a thousand miles to the south finds mounting scrutiny
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The Gaza war shows why boosting understanding is humanities’ key role
Our department obliges Jewish studies students to study Islamic civilisation and vice versa. But will extremism put off applicants, asks Jonathan Judaken
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Social media abusers ‘a loud minority’
Commentators under fire for doing their job should remember their ‘silent’ supporters, says author of harassment survival guide
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Our new Saudi partnership is a huge opportunity for UK science
UK universities should leverage Saudi resources to build partnerships that will advance science and technology for mutual benefit, says Andrew Griffith
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Taylor & Francis acquires open-access publisher PeerJ
Deal ‘an important step in PeerJ’s evolution’, co-founders say