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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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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Australia needs an international education champion, too
Appointing Sir Steve Smith to spearhead the UK’s strategy could see Australia lose ground, warns?Tim Dunne
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Commissioner Janez POTOCNIK: Using research to create a dynamic European rail sector, The Annual Reception of UNIFE (Association of Railway Supply Industries)
Brussels, 8 March 2006 The Annual Reception of UNIFE (Association of Railway Supply Industries) Brussels, 8 March 2006 Mr Navarri, Members of UNIFE, Members of the European Parliament, Distinguished...
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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??
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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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Ottoline Leyser: ‘I’m not going to pussyfoot about’
New UKRI chief executive tells 91茄子 she hopes to shift science incentives away from the model of an ‘Einstein figure’ lone genius
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A practical guide to digital teaching and learning
With the Covid-19 pandemic likely to prolong the need for mass online learning for some time, we seek the experts’ advice on how to do it well – from designing courses and maintaining engagement to...
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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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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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How to become a ‘vortex university’
Mark Goodwin looks at what it takes to be a ‘vortex university’, and why Exeter aspires to become one
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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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Leading from a distance: starting a?v-c job during lockdown
Covid-19 ushered in a very different first 100 days for new University of Auckland head Dawn Freshwater
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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