Award Nobels to teams, not individual ‘heroes’, say scientists
Scholars say group awards would place focus on discovery itself and help to mitigate bias
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New UK Student Loans Company head steers for calmer waters
Paula Sussex prioritises improving communication and technology
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Compulsory doctorates are not a cure for Ghana’s academic malaise
Time, money, planning and monitoring are key to improving standards, say Eric Fredua-Kwarteng and Samuel Kwaku OfosuÂ
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Warning over glut of ICT graduates as supply outstrips demand
Several European countries are set to educate more graduates than the job market will need, EU report warns
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We’re including all 17 SDGs in the 2020 University Impact Rankings
Duncan Ross outlines what’s new for the 2020 edition of the University Impact Rankings and how universities can get involvedÂ
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It’s time for an academic detox
More action needs to be taken to confront the toxicity around academic research and job precariousness, argue five academics
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Academic freedom warning after Yale-NUS ‘dissent’ course scrapped
Ivy League university suspected of engaging in self-censorship in Singapore
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Whistleblowing professor Jane Hutton fired from USS board
Pension fund chair says Warwick statistician had ‘breached a number of her director’s duties’, but insists probe was ‘completely separate’ to investigation of her claims
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Court quashes college’s bid to silence OfS on register refusal
Barking and Dagenham College loses injunction bid on publication but has also filed judicial review over refusal
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THE podcast: Leading with David Llewellyn
The vice-chancellor of Harper Adams University shares the lessons he’s learned heading the agricultural institution for 10 years and how it’s preparing for Brexit
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Scientists ‘must be allowed to cry’ about environmental crisis
Researchers call for end to ‘pervasive illusion that scientists must be dispassionate observers’, and better emotional support
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Improving faculty diversity is a marathon
Steps are being taking to improve faculty diversity, but real progress requires a long-term commitment to a holistic approach, argues Lee Hedgepeth
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Business courses relying on international students to survive
Report confirms continuing decline in popularity of traditional MBA
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Contract cheating requests ‘blatant and wide-ranging’
New research finds students paying low prices to cheat on introductory courses
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Citation diversity tied to medical research success
US NIH finding raises hopes of focused funding, but concerns of bandwagon outlook