Passion is great, but adjuncts also need emotional intelligence
University educators must not be blind to other life goals – like building a savings account, says Brent LuciaÂ
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Work-from-home scuppered ‘thinking time’ for female researchers
Ostensibly family-friendly work arrangements assumed to benefit women can have the opposite effect, a study of academics’ lockdown experiences suggests
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I grieve as I watch Ukraine’s student generation forced to take up arms
As war descends on Europe again, how many of the idealistic young scholars defending their country against invasion will live full lives, muses Keith Burnett
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War forces post-Soviet scholars to choose between Russia and West
East-West schism widened by Russian academia being cut off from world, says scholar
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It is time for English higher education to put its faith in T levels
For the new technical qualification to be a success, every university must encourage applicants from these courses, says David Gallagher
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EdX ‘doubling down’ on free courses despite for-profit deal
Access to many courses will remain free, says head of Mooc pioneer, with participants charged for exams, interaction and certificates
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Chinese campuses close as Covid cases spike again
Senior officer dismissed because of cluster of cases at university in Jilin
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UKRI promises action over ‘threatening’ Researchfish tweets
Platform responds to online criticism by telling researchers they would be reported to their funders
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Part-time work focus for international students a ‘time bomb’
Head of IEAA tells UUK forum that government’s approach is about helping ‘corporate ߣߣÊÓƵ’, not students
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New ‘toolkit’ offers remedies for student hunger
Global horrors reverberate in far-off campuses, widening the gap between students and their prosperous surrounds
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Lukewarm reception from Europe for UK’s Global Talent visas
First post-Brexit figures show limited demand in Europe for bespoke visa scheme designed to bring top researchers to the UK
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The West should not freeze out Russian academics
Boycotting Russia will hinder research, punish the innocent and damage the prospects of a peaceful future, says Binoy Kampmark
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Don’t be too sure
The latest cataclysm is a reminder that certainties about the world, and even about international research collaboration, aren’t certain after all
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Aria’s first chief executive resigns before starting job
Blow to new UK research agency as Peter Highnam steps back for ‘personal reasons’
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European universities face joint degrees ‘hell’ before ‘paradise’
EU governments told to reconcile contradictory national rules if cornerstone of popular alliance-building programme is to be realised