Unvarnished truths bridge divides. But where can you get them?
Persuasion is everywhere, but universities could do a public service by communicating the messy, uncertain truth more widely, says Michael Blastland
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Auckland plans dialogue on Māori knowledge and science
Vice-chancellor commits to ‘challenging and confronting debate’ on hot-button issue
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Researchers raising Covid lab leak theory ‘branded anti-science’
MPs investigate role of journal publication in the early stages of the pandemic
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Most universities see lack of funding as obstacle to going green
European University Association survey also highlights importance of increasing staff support and management buy-in
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Is Francis Collins leaving the NIH in good health?
Outgoing director of top US research funder holds firm on China crackdown, regrets state of racial equity and keeps pondering more holistic approach
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Extend visitor visas or risk ‘undermining’ Turing scheme, UK told
UK’s post-Brexit global exchange scheme could be boosted by extending student visitor visas from six months to one year, says UUK report
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Business schools must cast off their capitalist ethos
They helped create the problems we face. Now business schools should be fundamentally reimagined as democratic institutions, says Carl Rhodes
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ARC chief steps down as industry given say in research funding
Canberra demands revamped governance and more applied focus
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LSHTM apologises as racism review warns of ‘structural problems’
Institution’s director says sorry after review set up in wake of BLM movement and ‘broader concerns’ from staff and students
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THE Awards Asia 2021: winners announced
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology gets leadership prize for ‘volume and range’ of Covid-19 contributions
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Standoff after new leader imposed on Mexican economics institute
Students protest after staff dismissed and tenure evaluations halted at Centre for Research and Teaching in Economics
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Tabloid target: teach public scientists don’t have all the answers
Dirk Brockmann, branded a ‘lockdown maker’ by Bild, says scientists must make clear the uncertainty in their advice
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Talking leadership 6: Mamokgethi Phakeng on culture change
The University of Cape Town vice-chancellor ‘walks a tightrope between the picket line and the boardroom’ to ensure the entire campus community is listened to
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Online teaching’s TikTok pedagogy is leading students a merry dance
ߣߣƵn universities’ ongoing embrace of digital approaches is cheapening learning – but not in a good way, says Binoy Kampmark
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Been in the Struggle, by Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer
Robert A. Segal is unconvinced by an argument about the depth of religious racism