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New Zealand’s vice-chancellors are also walking a tightrope over China
Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities’ diplomatic sinews
How green is my university?
Academia has gone green in a big way in recent years, but some doubt whether it will make much difference to the planet.
HKU student leader resigns, flees territory
Departure latest example of intermittent campus disruption from broader protest movement
UK universities stockpiling in case of no-deal Brexit
UUK survey of institutions suggest most feel prepared but student recruitment and staff retention already being hit
Students ‘afraid’ to use university mental health services
Nearly one in five first-year UK undergraduates tell Unite Students survey that they have a mental health condition
New journal to publish ‘negative’ results and reproducibility disputes
Open access journal will publish results from studies sometimes dismissed as ‘failures’ as well as replication attempts
Cambridge neuroscientist claims world’s richest award for education research
Usha Goswami’s work has allowed educators ‘to arm themselves with scientific understanding’
Ethicist warns universities against using AI in admissions
Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions
Student’s arrest highlights fine line for Hong Kong universities
Hong Kong Baptist University unrest comes as mass demonstrations in city pass 100-day mark, with major impact for universities
