‘No easy answers’ on Covid disruption compensation for students
Higher education finance expert weighs up costs of options for government, amid calls for loan discounts and cash grants
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Pandemic could induce ‘sectoral failure’ in ߣߣÊÓƵ, v-c warns
While Greg Craven warns competition for business and law students could bankrupt some universities, colleagues disagree
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Research intelligence: setting a path for early career scientists
Establishing clear performance goals can be crucial for the success of young researchers and research groups alike. Jack Grove speaks to laboratory leaders about taking a more enlightened approach to...
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Don’t write off Russia’s efforts to ascend the global rankings
Russia may still have no universities in the world’s top 100, but its 5-100 Project has made progress, says Philip Altbach
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Building entrepreneurial ecosystems can help universities thrive
Providing opportunities for entrepreneurism and learning from start-up culture is no longer a cool optional extra for universities − it is a necessity, says Sam Robertson
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Books interview: Jessica Pressman
The English professor and author of Bookishness on what drew her to book history and how humans and computers will shape reading in the future
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Biden names Lander as chief science adviser with Cabinet post
Incoming president names advisory team while pushing social sciences and battle against cancer
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US universities urged to redouble civic effort after Capitol riot
University president claims peers are so captured by need to cultivate politicians and donors that they fail to publicly challenge anything but the most egregious behaviour
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Global spending on coronavirus research hits $5Â billion
OECD finds science rose to the challenge of coronavirus, but this led to cancelled projects elsewhere and academics working outside their expertise
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V-cs voice ‘significant concern’ on regulator’s ‘quality’ metrics
Office for Students proposal to measure student progress to ‘professional’ jobs without benchmarking could deter universities from recruiting disadvantaged learners, sector warns
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Don’t let coronavirus hang internships out to dry
Life in the age of Covid does not lend itself readily to students internships, but there are alternatives, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan
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Historically black universities are drastically undersold by the statistics
The way US graduation figures are calculated misses out those with a non-traditional path through higher education, says Corey S. Bradford
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Conservative forces ‘limiting racial progress’ on US campuses
African American studies chair says tackling inequality is ‘on a knife-edge’ and urges institutions to stop ‘tinkering around the edges’
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Florida scientist training doctors for ‘the real world’ of Covid
Researcher uses role-play techniques to demonstrate both the technical and interpersonal challenges of decision-making during a pandemic
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Bangladesh’s private universities are exploiting Covid to cut salaries
Legislation is urgently needed to ensure good governance and fair pay and conditions, says Nahid Neazy