Mainstream or monograph? Melbourne exposes publishing dilemma
University presses should not produce popular books at the expense of academic ones, say scholars
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Two universities, addressing 21st-century challenges together
Chris Husbands explains how his institution's strategic partnership with La Trobe University in ߣߣÊÓƵ will address a global future while remaining firmly rooted in its communityÂ
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US campus police up their game in response to mounting threats
Officers draw on expertise from around the world as they deal with protests, extremist speakers and hate crimes
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UCU officer’s ‘unnecessary’ seven-month suspension lifted
Royal Holloway professor Jeff Frank back at work after lengthy suspension over ‘farcical’ and ‘non-specific’ charges relating to union activity
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Online recruitment of research subjects ‘an ethical minefield’
ߣߣÊÓƵn researchers say a lack of guidance material forces researchers to second-guess ethics committees
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Scholarships’ effect on social mobility is keenly felt in the Commonwealth
They can break down the financial and geographical barriers to higher education, advancing universities’ purpose to serve the common good, says Joanna NewmanÂ
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Melbourne Publishing’s potboiler poses questions about role of uni press
If popular books trump scholarly monographs, what’s the point of academic publishers? asks John RossÂ
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Martin Green: Sun King’s supervisor basks in rays of hope
Counting China’s first green billionaire among your mentees doesn’t hurt in funding applications, says UNSW professor
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Rankings ‘must change’ in response to rise of China
Rebalancing of global higher education promises end of era in which institutions all ‘strive to be the same as Harvard’, says professor
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Ignorance is no excuse – universities must report clinical trials
Universities in the UK are legally obliged to report clinical trial results and a number of bodies and campaigns are now monitoring their activity to ensure they do, says SÃle Lane
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US universities sympathise with controversial student visa sting
Creation of fake university seen as worrying but ultimately justified by sector leaders
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Progress towards gender equality begins in universities
Encouraging the use of inclusive language and implementing policies against gender-based violence on campus can lead to wider societal change, say Amparo Galbis and Cristiana OliveiraÂ
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Diversity concerns as biomedical papers ‘ignore sex as variable’
Papers with females as senior authors significantly more likely to take account of sex
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Harvard president rejects predictions of mass university closures
Larry Bacow calls campuses ‘far more adaptable and durable’ than sceptics claim
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Armies of librarians are necessary to understand the modern information onslaught
Librarians create catalogues, add metadata and teach people how to think critically about what they find on the internet. The world has changed and so have they, says Beth Montague-Hellen