Be honest and take sides on big issues, universities told
Policy expert suggests institutions could back Brexit, a republic or rebrand themselves as a ‘Black Lives Matter university’
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Axeing predicted grades ‘may hinder, not help’ widening access
New analysis suggests concerns that exam forecasts harm equality ‘are not supported’ by data
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The week in higher education – 18 March 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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18 March 2021 digital edition
Splashing the cash: how far can EU universities ride the post-Covid spending wave?
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Interview with Marian Asantewah Nkansah
Winner of award for women in science in the developing world discusses growing up in a family of eight in Ghana and ‘feeling like Christmas’ when she is on a podium
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Aldwyn Cooper, 1949-2021
Tributes paid to a ‘flair-filled force for good’ who secured degree-awarding powers for only the UK’s second private university
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Why I no longer read anonymous comments
If writers aren’t held responsible for their words, they have no incentive to write reflectively and precisely, says Joe Moran
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How far can EU universities ride the post-Covid spending wave?
Amid the economic ravages inflicted by the coronavirus, the EU has agreed a huge stimulus package. But while research in some countries looks set for a transformational boost, it may be a different...
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Language departments in peril as Asia keeps foreign students away
Japanese and Korean schools struggle to recruit as border restrictions continue
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ߣߣÊÓƵn international education ‘has failed soft power test’
Chinese students becoming more supportive of authoritarian government during time in liberal democracy
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Dominic Cummings: give Aria ‘extreme freedom’ from red tape
Former Downing Street guru says UK’s new research agency must be freed from ‘expensive disaster zone’ of science bureaucracy
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SOAS launches investigation after director’s use of N-word
Former ombudsman to examine allegations of ‘anti-black conduct’ going unaddressed after furore over Adam Habib’s comments
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Covid triggers change of guard in ߣߣÊÓƵn sector leadership
With every second institution sporting a new boss, or looking for one, the pool of replacements may be shrinking
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Backlash as Hamburg boosts ‘unscientific’ Covid lab leak analysis
Critics say university lent undue weight to analysis that was not peer-reviewed, but some worry scientists have shied away from fully investigating hypothesis
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Ireland eyes global researchers under plan to double spending
Science Foundation Ireland sets out ambitious strategy to recruit internationally as part of growth plans that pivot towards fundamental research