Rigid system pushes Chinese students to unscrupulous agents
Thousands of families are on a ‘high risk’ path to overseas education
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‘Eulogy to research’ as pandemic makes teaching the priority
Survey of UK academics shows widespread belief that leaders have used ‘disaster management’ to shift focus away from research, cut jobs and increase managerialism
It’s official: flipped classroom boosts student grades
Meta-analysis of meta-analyses finds incontrovertible benefits, particularly in ‘authoritarian’ teaching cultures
Class suspended over ‘hoax’ anti-white racism allegation
Investigation, despite little evidence, seen as reflecting growing power of conservative critics of academia
India has renewed push for mutual recognition of qualifications
Employers, universities and students are demanding bilateral recognition of Indian qualifications.
Theatre academic in legal challenge over disputed PhD thesis
Legal bills for claim could reach £120,000, says theatre director
Why are German politicians so obsessed with PhDs?
After yet another minister falls to a plagiarism scandal, observers lament that a long German tradition of doctorates has descended into academic ‘credentialism’
Imperial professor dismissed for research misconduct
Prolific cancer researcher Eric Lam has been fired after investigation found evidence of data falsification and manipulation
Complete PhD coverage for lecturers ‘undesirable’, says professor
But author of 2012 paper on staff qualifications says it is likely to be ‘norm and expectation’ that many academics have a doctorate
Moving international education online ‘risky’
As Australian minister calls for an online shift to reach 10 million foreigners, insiders warn such offering wouldn’t meet students’ needs
