Interview with Sanjeev Khagram
The child refugee and business prodigy discusses racial prejudice and personal perseverance, and the prospects for Kamala Harris
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Will China’s enrolment expansion devalue postgraduate degrees?
Falling staff-student ratios and low quality in some graduate programmes are prompting concern that more will mean worse, says Zhang Ruomei
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Germany’s unique work-study system creaks under pandemic strain
Germany has tradition of student placements in firms and universities, but coronavirus lay-offs highlight lack of state support for living costs
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Research will suffer if community ties neglected, letter warns
Plea comes amid concerns that UK’s post-Covid research plans have yet to adequately map out non-commercial engagement Â
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Curbing student complaints caused by Covid-19
Universities must ensure students are satisfied with Covid-19 contingency plans to offset complaints and requests for refunds, argues Susan Matthews
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Universities and society will only recover from Covid-19 through civic engagement
Economic revival in the wake of the pandemic will require all sections of society to play their part, says Janet Beer
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UNSW is set apart by blend of pragmatism and compassion
The Sydney university’s roots in the aftermath of the Second World War means the institution is used to being practical, inclusive and unwilling to compromise on standards, says Ian Jacobs
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Rethink funding reforms, Australian government told
Proposed university funding changes are unnecessarily complex and ‘rife with unintended consequences’, laureate professors say
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Chile’s Covid-19 response displays importance of collaboration
Institutions and scholars must serve society, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile was more than willing to join efforts to tackle the country’s coronavirus outbreak, says Pedro Bouchon
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Pandemic prompts lifelong-learning pivot and 500 job losses at UNSW
Australian university’s financial problems force a restructure and 500 redundancies, but vice-chancellor stresses opportunity in adversity
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Ottoline Leyser: ‘I’m not going to pussyfoot about’
New UKRI chief executive tells THE she hopes to shift science incentives away from the model of an ‘Einstein figure’ lone genius
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THE Awards Asia 2020: shortlist announced
More than 60 institutions nominated across 10 categories in biggest-ever sector celebration
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White paper urges Taiwan to reinvent itself as global talent hub
But local experts lament that recommendations in the US-produced document may be easier said than done  Â
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Is China’s HE strategy too narrow to dominate the world rankings?
Data suggest that more universities – and subject areas – will need to succeed on the world stage to sustain the country’s riseÂ
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The coronavirus can improve societal understanding of universities’ role
Policymakers, civil society and industry can all benefit from more open science, say Åse Gornitzka and Svein Stølen