Research intelligence: how to organise a virtual conference
Online conferences can engage new audiences but present significant organisational challenges. Jack Grove speaks to a scientist to find out how it is done
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Margaret Claydon, 1923-2020
Tributes paid to leader of ‘a penetrating intellect, firm faith and inquiring mind’ who transformed what is now Trinity Washington University
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Interview with Tammy Shadbolt
The wildlife veterinarian discusses balancing the academic and field-based elements of her career, unfortunate smells and misconceptions about zoos
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Stefano Bloch: life and death in LA’s graffiti subculture
During his time as a graffiti writer, Stefano Bloch was chased by the police, threatened by gangsters and witnessed savage violence. He tells Jack Grove about how he has incorporated such experiences...
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ERC president ‘optimistic’ UK will stay in ‘irreplaceable’ fund
Despite Brexit, Mauro Ferrari hopes for ‘reasonable construct’ that ‘allows scientists to do their job in the best possible way’
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Climate change education ‘could help more than some renewables’
Study of module offered at US university suggests it substantially cut graduates’ emissions compared with those of average citizen
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European funding failing to keep pace with enrolment growth
Data from latest EUA report on state of public investment in universities suggest squeeze on institutions remains despite signs of recovery from austerity
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The week in higher education − 20 February 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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20 February 2020 digital edition
Still at your desk? How not to wilt in academia’s hothouse
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London calling: half of foreign applicants target capital
International students nearly twice as likely as domestic applicants to apply to campuses in the city
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The EU will not tolerate cherry-picking by the UK
UK academics love the ERC, but selective participation in Horizon Europe is unlikely to be on the table, says John Womersley
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Plos strikes California deal as big publishers drop paywalls
Goal is to help subscription-free pioneers survive as their idea gains wide adoption
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Ethnic minority students ‘less likely to think marking was fair’
Analysis of National Student Survey results also reveals black students’ doubts about lecturers’ attempts to make subject matter interesting
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UK’s post-Brexit immigration plan includes points for PhDs
But Home Office’s planned salary threshold of £25,600 brings UUK call to avoid ‘unintended negative consequences’
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UCL picks Sydney v-c Michael Spence as next president
Legal scholar to return to UK to succeed Michael Arthur in January 2021