Visitors to an exhibit about graduate students’ experiences of online hate, ‘Bearing Witness,’ look at the artwork titled ‘Evincing’ by Shanique Mothersill.
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To inform university responses to online harassment affecting graduate students, artist-researchers created original artworks in response to interviews with their peers who experienced online hate.
People walk past the University of Toronto campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto in June 2020.
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The COVID-19 pandemic affected college towns profoundly and highlighted the complex relationship between universities and their host communities.
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The government at national and state levels as well as private proprietors should appoint women as universities’ vice-chancellors.
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Growing awareness of sexual harassment and discrimination in the field prompted an international survey and research into potential solutions.
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New analysis finds if Australian universities were treated like Australian schools, they would gain 11% in funding per year.
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University enrolments, research output and revenue tripled or more in the three decades to 2019. This growth brought benefits as well as problems.
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A major higher education review is suggesting Australia puts a levy on international student fees.
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A new study tracks the number of history academics and history students in Australia. The results are alarming.
How post-secondary institutions react after a sexual assault incident can impact campus safety.
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A new community risk assessment tool allows post-secondary institutions to make evidence-based decisions about their policies and procedures.
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According to cognitive psychology there are three distinct types of memory. Each plays a different role in effective study.
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The Conversation talks to University of Melbourne researcher Gwilym Croucher about what the Times Higher Education rankings mean.
University engagement with communities, such as the clothing exchange organized by UBC Climate Action Mobilizers, is vital for empowering communities and addressing climate injustices.
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Often those most impacted by climate change are those least able to engage with climate discourse. Universities have a responsibility to engage with these communities.
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Universities face growing costs but no prospect of increased funding.
Blaming international students for Canada’s problems distracts attention away from finding genuine solutions.
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International students frequently face challenges finding suitable places to live. Instead of blaming them, the government should be helping them.
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Courses such as nursing, teaching and social work require students to complete full-time, unpaid work experience to graduate. This often means they have to give up paid work.
Researchers examined 15 Ontario municipalities with a major university campus, and found only one (Waterloo) had adopted plans designed to accommodate student housing near the campus. Student-oriented housing under construction in Waterloo, Ont., in 2016.
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Local governments have far too often been let off the hook for approaches that discreetly limit where students may live.
Sexual and gender-based violence can seem like an insurmountable problem, but interdisciplinary thinking encourages creative approaches to social change. Queen’s University students in Kingston, Ont., protest sexual assault on campuses in September 2021.
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Faculty and university staff are embedding training to prevent gender-based and sexual violence into curricular goals of both arts and STEM classes.
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Management jobs are proliferating much faster than other roles. But behavioural research shows the extra box-ticking can leave employees feeling stressed, patronised and demotivated.
Students are at risk of being exploited by financial and organised criminals.
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Higher education institutions are not explicitly included within the UK’s anti-money laundering regulations.
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Many young people feel unsure and overwhelmed about life after school. A new questionnaire can help parents, teachers and carers talk to students about their career choices.