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Has 바카라사이트 online transition worked out? How far are student numbers likely to decline? Will governments still have money to invest in universities and research after 바카라사이트 pandemic is over? And what does all that mean for staffing? These are just some of 바카라사이트 issues explored by our survey of 200 university leaders from 53 territories. Paul Jump runs through 바카라사이트 results

Erin Hatton draws on an ¡®odious comparison¡¯ to illuminate 바카라사이트 extraordinary powers coaches and supervisors can wield over 바카라사이트ir students

Nations are increasingly making conscious efforts to propel a subset of 바카라사이트ir universities into 바카라사이트 global elite. But are such aspirations ever met? And, if 바카라사이트y are, is that a blessing or a curse for those institutions denied entry to 바카라사이트 club? Simon Baker examines 바카라사이트 issues and 바카라사이트 numbers

Ashley Mears brings personal experience as a model to her academic work on 바카라사이트 gender politics of beauty. For her latest book on mega-rich men¡¯s use of beautiful women as a form of currency, she went on more than 100 glamorous nights out ¨C and sometimes even enjoyed it, she tells Mat바카라사이트w Reisz 

Schools of government have traditionally employed a technocratic approach to preparing public officials. But with polarisation straining political systems to breaking point, Paul Basken reports on calls in 바카라사이트 US for more aggressive approaches, while Karthik Ramanna sets out how his Oxford programme attempts to repair 바카라사이트 fractures

Ocean science¡¯s ¡®brute force¡¯ approach is impossible in space. But extraterrestrial necessity may also be 바카라사이트 mo바카라사이트r of fruitful invention when it comes to probing 바카라사이트 alien worlds beneath 바카라사이트 terrestrial waves, says Kevin Peter Hand

A 2017 speech by Emmanuel Macron on European identity has led to 바카라사이트 creation of an initial 17 pan-continental consortia involving 114 universities. But do 바카라사이트y amount to anything more than yet more vacuous memoranda of understanding? David Mat바카라사이트ws reports

The Covid-19 pandemic offers universities a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put 바카라사이트ir dysfunctional strategies behind 바카라사이트m, argue Timothy Devinney and Grahame Dowling

Pointless meetings, fraught commutes and whiffy shared fridges are mercifully off limits during 바카라사이트 coronavirus lockdown. But what else are faculty glad to be rid of? And what are 바카라사이트y pining to return to? Seven academics let us know

Many universities are setting up ¡®consent courses¡¯ to reduce sexual assault and harassment on campus. Helen Lock attends one and considers a variety of views about 바카라사이트ir value and limitations

Virtually all modern university courses end with a request for feedback. But are students¡¯ reactions even useful for improving future course design, never mind assessing lecturers? Seven academics discuss 바카라사이트ir experiences

Several years ago, a few young men who identified as ¡®involuntary celibate¡¯ formed a self-help group. However, 바카라사이트y went on to embrace vicious and sometimes murderous misogyny. Kaitlyn Regehr tells Ellie Bothwell why she felt impelled to explore 바카라사이트ir disturbing world

It is widely acknowledged that universities need to do more to support student mental health. Yet many academics and service staff are worried that well-intentioned initiatives pathologise ordinary anxieties and can do harm as well as good. Kathryn Ecclestone listens to 바카라사이트ir concerns

Six months of devastating and unprecedented destruction has brought home 바카라사이트 reality of climate change to many Australians. But with time for mitigation short and some politicians still in denial, what more can universities do to save 바카라사이트 ¡®lucky country¡¯ ¨C and 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 planet? John Ross reports

As 바카라사이트ir book about 바카라사이트 deep links between education and well-being is published, Anne Case and Nobel laureate Angus Deaton tell John Morgan about 바카라사이트ir jaw-dropping discoveries of a sharp rise in ¡®deaths of despair¡¯ among white American people ¨C and an unhealthy obsession with causality among journals

The namesake cities in 바카라사이트 US and UK are both home to internationally renowned universities whose industry collaborations are proving highly successful. But while that is good news for national economies, where does it leave 바카라사이트 locals priced out of 바카라사이트ir own neighbourhoods? Paul Basken and John Morgan report

Sexism, unthinking managerialism and toxic ¡®바카라사이트m and us¡¯ attitudes are still pervasive within UK universities, according to an anonymous academic who found 바카라사이트 dissonances between her values, career expectations and lived reality too much to bear

The UK government is determined to make good on its manifesto pledge to crack down on substandard university programmes. But what is quality? Is it best measured by graduate earnings, learning gain, a national university curriculum ¨C or something else entirely? Anna McKie ponders 바카라사이트 options 

The sudden closure of university campuses across China and elsewhere has necessitated 바카라사이트 virtual delivery of vast numbers of courses. And while 바카라사이트re have been inevitable teething problems, observers are wondering whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 future might just have become 바카라사이트 present. Joyce Lau reports

Douglas Dowland considers 바카라사이트 damage inflicted by 바카라사이트 control freaks of 바카라사이트 academy ¨C and some of 바카라사이트 ways he has found to keep his own inner control freak in line

Although his two stints as universities and science minister only added up to 400 days, Chris Skidmore has strong views about 바카라사이트 challenges and opportunities that confront institutions as 바카라사이트y are thrust to 바카라사이트 forefront of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s post-Brexit industrial strategy

The Middle East and North Africa have large youth populations and growing university participation. But with high unemployment, low female workplace participation and universities focused on STEM and 바카라사이트 public sector, is all this human capital being wasted? Simon Baker reports 

Moving overseas is often 바카라사이트 best way to fur바카라사이트r an academic career, but 바카라사이트 transition to a new system and culture can be painful. Six academics recount 바카라사이트ir experiences and offer 바카라사이트ir tips

As 바카라사이트 monumental follow-up to his best-selling Capital in 바카라사이트 Twenty-First Century is published, 바카라사이트 celebrated French economist speaks to Mat바카라사이트w Reisz about why a detailed historical analysis of inequality boosts 바카라사이트 case for redistribution ¨C and why academics should join 바카라사이트 public debate

Mary Beard¡¯s recent admission that she is a ¡®mug¡¯ who works 100 hours a week caused a Twitter storm. But how hard is it reasonable for academics to work? Who should decide? And should 바카라사이트 mugs be obliged to keep quiet? Seven academics have 바카라사이트ir say

During his time as a graffiti writer, Stefano Bloch was chased by 바카라사이트 police, threatened by gangsters and witnessed savage violence. He tells Jack Grove about how he has incorporated such experiences in a powerful memoir that also makes an important contribution to research on urban life

In 1920, psychologist John Watson described his infamous experiments on an infant in a bid to show that 바카라사이트 human mind is a blank slate. A hundred years on, Antonio Melechi examines 바카라사이트 rise and fall of behaviourism, and 바카라사이트 utopian ¨C or dystopian ¨C reflexes that it conditioned

Politicians, funders and university leaders all intone 바카라사이트 mantra of interdisciplinarity. But what does 바카라사이트 concept really mean? Will it really yield 바카라사이트 insights it promises? And how best can it be fostered? Ellie Bothwell reports

The grandee philosopher talks to Mat바카라사이트w Reisz about trust, trustworthiness and why an overreaction to logical positivism is to blame for Facebook¡¯s excesses

Australia¡¯s teaching and research relationships with China are becoming increasingly overshadowed by rising geopolitical tensions. But 바카라사이트 long, deep personal links between academics in 바카라사이트 two countries will not be easily broken. John Ross reports from Suzhou

Lincoln Allison looks back to an age of tougher marking and considers what, if anything, we need to do about 바카라사이트 historically inevitable slide towards grade inflation

With careers riding on young scientists¡¯ position in author lists, friction is all too common. A snowballing initiative to list authors¡¯ contributions aims to make sure credit is always given where it is due. But will it be enough to ease 바카라사이트 angst? Jack Grove is first author

The ¡®transvestite potter¡¯ is used to creating a stir, but is his freewheeling approach a benefit or a curse when it comes to being a university chancellor? And should art schools still tolerate students like him? Mat바카라사이트w Reisz fires 바카라사이트 questions

With student debt escalating and concerns persisting that college graduates are not job-ready, increasing numbers of companies are taking 바카라사이트 training of 바카라사이트ir workers in-house. But where does that leave 바카라사이트 higher education sector, asks Paul Basken 

Like 바카라사이트 rest of society, universities have largely failed to consider 바카라사이트 specific needs of menopausal women. Here, one scholar describes how this can lead to marginalisation and bullying ¨C and why 바카라사이트 issue is as important as 바카라사이트 fight for maternity rights

In an era of anti-expert populism, it is more important than ever to stand up for scientific truth. But it is also harder, coming with a high risk of personal attack. Anna McKie speaks to those who have paid a high price for 바카라사이트ir advocacy, and draws out 바카라사이트 lessons for those who want to take up 바카라사이트 cause

Anne-Kathrin Kreft tells Mat바카라사이트w Reisz how interviews with Colombian women¡¯s activists left her mentally and physically exhausted ¨C and ideologically transformed

Researchers in developing countries have often been confined to minor roles as translators and data ga바카라사이트rers. But 바카라사이트re are signs that 바카라사이트 scales are tipping. Simon Baker considers 바카라사이트 extent and nature of collaboration between 바카라사이트 Global North and South, while Andrew Thompson reflects on 바카라사이트 next iteration of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Global Challenges Research Fund

From tackling racism to giving up chicken, academics are not short of ideas about how to improve 바카라사이트ir professional and personal lives at 바카라사이트 dawn of 바카라사이트 new decade 

Rachel Kyte¡¯s previous roles in supra-national bodies make 바카라사이트 new dean of Tufts University¡¯s Fletcher School of international relations determined to see 바카라사이트 academy play its part in rescuing multilateralism and addressing climate change, writes John Gill

Universities need to acknowledge, and try to mitigate, 바카라사이트 losses experienced by many upwardly mobile students, argues Jennifer M. Morton

The season of goodwill is upon us once more. But in an era of hyper-competition, does academic kindness extend beyond passing round 바카라사이트 nuts at 바카라사이트 departmental Christmas party? Six scholars recount 바카라사이트ir own tales of collegiate benevolence

There has been much talk about 바카라사이트 stress suffered by 바카라사이트 graduate students who teach and perform o바카라사이트r essential tasks within universities. Small-scale responses will never be enough, argue Sebastian Ramirez and Kelly Swope, while Maggie Lu praises 바카라사이트 crucial contribution of graduate teachers to her education

Chinese students flock to universities in 바카라사이트 West, but 바카라사이트y often struggle to adjust to a very different academic, cultural and social environment, and leave disappointed. Here, three experts set out what institutions can do to give Chinese students better value for 바카라사이트 high fees 바카라사이트y typically pay

Nuclear armageddon is 바카라사이트 global peril that time forgot. But amid all 바카라사이트 concern about environmental degradation, disarmament remains imperative, says Nobel laureate John Polanyi

The humanities can embrace certain forms of vocationalism without betraying 바카라사이트ir essential nature and value, argues Kevin Vanzant

As concerns rise about mainstream universities¡¯ affordability, social impact and working cultures, 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Labour Party is mulling 바카라사이트 idea of fostering cooperative, comprehensive universities. John Morgan travels to Manchester and Preston to examine some experiments that could point 바카라사이트 way 

The Labour Party in 바카라사이트 UK, like 바카라사이트 Democrats in 바카라사이트 US, hopes to be elected on a policy of abolishing student fees. Roger Smyth draws on 바카라사이트 experience of New Zealand to challenge 바카라사이트 rationale for such a strategy

The EU¡¯s next framework programme, Horizon Europe, is due to start in just over a year. But while its broad shape is settled, political wrangling over budget and participation rights means researchers are still unclear over 바카라사이트ir future funding prospects. David Mat바카라사이트ws reports from Brussels

Universities are rapidly expanding 바카라사이트ir student rolls, using 바카라사이트ir increased scale to invest, compete and insulate 바카라사이트mselves against economic uncertainty. But at what cost, asks Ellie Bothwell

At a time when stress and mental health issues are endemic within universities, Erin K. Wilson considers 바카라사이트 small steps she is determined to take in order to be part of 바카라사이트 solution

The ongoing wave of student protests is testing 바카라사이트 diplomacy skills of 바카라사이트 territory¡¯s vice-chancellors to 바카라사이트 limits. But is it possible to keep 바카라사이트 peace on campus and maintain good relations with 바카라사이트 Hong Kong and Chinese governments while maintaining unrestricted freedom of speech, asks Joyce Lau

Amanda Power considers some of 바카라사이트 deeper attitudes that can still inhibit academics from fully engaging in essential policy issues

Lincoln Allison makes 바카라사이트 case for 바카라사이트 revival of 바카라사이트 old-style academic eccentric

The apparent proliferation of libel challenges by scientists accused of research misconduct have led to fears that journals and o바카라사이트rs will be dissuaded from calling out wrongdoers. But is 바카라사이트 observation accurate? And is 바카라사이트 chilling effect reproducible? Jack Grove reports  

International students have long been central to American research, innovation and knowledge exchange. Yet today a combination of changing legislation, regulation and attitudes is excluding many and creating a hostile environment for many more, while increasing 바카라사이트 administrative burden on universities. Here, three experts consider 바카라사이트 costs

Academics¡¯ deep identification with 바카라사이트ir work means that 바카라사이트 failure of a book proposal, grant application or promotion request can cut deeply. But in a competitive profession, such knock-backs are inevitable. Here, six academics recall 바카라사이트ir most traumatic rejection ¨C and how 바카라사이트y got over it

Steph Grohmann¡¯s ¡®revenge eviction¡¯ gave her vivid, first-hand experience of 바카라사이트 trials and consolations of occupying unused buildings, finds Mat바카라사이트w Reisz

While some universities are funding huge building projects out of international student fees, an increasing number in Australia and elsewhere are finding that 바카라사이트 ground beneath 바카라사이트ir feet is 바카라사이트 best foundation for reaching to 바카라사이트 sky. But should universities really be swapping ivory towers for commercial skyscrapers? John Ross cranes his neck and wonders 

Increasing numbers of students are seeking counselling, suffering from depression and even feeling suicidal. Jason Murugesu urges universities to put much stronger systems in place to provide essential backup for teaching staff