Minister’s ‘doesn’t matter’ comment on access ‘troubling’
Michelle Donelan’s view on entry rates of different social groups to higher education described as apparent ‘significant departure’
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Victorious US colleges fear more hits on foreign students
Court loss still leaves Trump many tools in anti-immigrant campaign
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Refugee academics feel ‘patronised’ over status
Some scholars who have fled to Europe worry others see them more as refugees than as experts
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OfS eyes tougher student protection as ‘market exits’ likelier
English regulator consults on proposals to force institutions to ‘teach out’ existing students before closing
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We must get beyond research management-by-numbers
Simplistic performance measures hold research back, says Jim McCluskey, as Melbourne becomes the first ߣߣÊÓƵn university to sign up to Dora
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Key role for institutions in new research integrity guidelines
Developer of research assessment guidelines says that while funders and journals are important, role of universities is pivotal
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Childcare the key limit on scientists’ pandemic working hours
Survey in US and EU affirms gender gap in working time, but sees small children as bigger factor
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The Classical Body in Romantic Britain, by Cora Gilroy-Ware
Chloe Chard considers the differences between ‘dreamers’ and ‘poets’ in the ways they portrayed human figures
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DfE ‘restructuring regime’ seeks to drive English sector change
Government strategy for HE set out in conditions for emergency loans for universities at risk of failure in Covid crisis
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THE China Subject Ratings 2020: institutional performance
Inaugural ratings based on China’s subject classification reveal strengths and weaknesses of country’s universities
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THE China Subject Ratings 2020: results announced
New tables reveal that Chinese universities are on a par with those in the UK, the US and Germany when it comes to performance across 89 subjectsÂ
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Melbourne v-c: ‘narrow thinking’ risks post-pandemic recovery
Universities’ breadth of viewpoints more important than ever in this ‘dark period of history’, says Melbourne v-c
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Singapore institute looks for solutions in Asian conflict hotspots
NUS centre starts work with China-India relations, before turning to Sino-Japanese ties
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Ottoline Leyser: how will new UKRI chief change UK science?
Beyond the challenges of Brexit and Covid-19, the UK’s new science chief is seen as likely to seek reforms to ‘workaholic’ research culture practices and the REF
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UK PhD students’ academic career hopes out of step with job market
Most doctoral candidates show ‘clear preference’ for academic career despite high exit levels from sector, finds Higher Education Policy Institute study