Some universities ‘still too evasive’ on slavery ties
Institutions face tough choices and often fierce criticism in trying to make reparation for their tainted origins
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Living with Shakespeare, by Geoffrey Marsh
Lisa Hopkins enjoys a vivid picture of the part of London where Shakespeare once resided
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Research funding under threat from globalisation, academic warns
Polish professor warns of increasing ‘tension’ between national research funding and global science
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US fails in first Trump-era prosecution over China ties
Jury can’t agree on Tennessee associate professor Anming Hu after FBI admits pressure campaign to get him to spy
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Published corporate research ‘more reliant’ on academics
Data suggest research articles from commercial firms took a tumble in 2020 as academia boosted its output Â
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US colleges mull permanent travel budget cuts after Covid
Remote meetings and recruitment appear to have yielded big savings, but long-term model not yet clear
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Indian leadership vacuum raises questions over sector reforms
Critics allege that political interference has caused delays to appointments Â
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‘Peer-reviewed preprints’ will offer guide to quality, says eLife
Proliferation of preprints in Covid era has led non-profit publisher to post reviews from clinicians on online papers
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Levelling-up requires more from everyone – including universities
Government, enterprise and education must contribute to a multi-pronged, long-term programme to boost social mobility, says Anulika Ajufo
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International branch campus ‘top of the wish list’ for India
UK angling to put itself at front of the queue
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England and US ‘falling behind on shift to values-led education’
Former UK foreign policy adviser fears countries could lose ‘monopoly’ over accreditation for failing to inject critical thinking, curiosity, emotional intelligence and empathy into higher education
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‘World standard’ review for ߣߣÊÓƵn research assessment
Rating scale for Excellence in Research for ߣߣÊÓƵ to be recalibrated, with Indigenous studies incorporated as a field in its own right
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US Supreme Court delay seen as aiding Harvard on admissions
In seeking Biden perspective, nation’s top court follows process that comforts affirmative action backers
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Otago medical students turned foreign placements into holidays
Decades of leniency encouraged scores of final-year students to fake their overseas placements and go ‘sightseeing’
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Subject diversity improving globally but US and UK buck trend
Report from Clarivate also raises fundamental questions about how disciplinary priorities are shaped Â