US election: academic hope tempered by realism as Biden wins
Higher education leaders celebrate change in tone but recognise political limits
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Rural Chinese students start behind but catch up
Socio-economic disadvantages are most prominent in the first two years of university, study finds
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To combat racial inequality, university classrooms must be more inclusive
When teachers ignore offensive language, we are complicit in making the classroom unsafe, say Mariangela Palladino and Shalini Sharma
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Post-election, higher education must help address US polarisation
We need to teach all students to listen better, to ask the right questions and to be willing to be wrong, says Anne Houtman
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Funding a concern amid Covid but academics push on with research
Huge survey finds majority of academics have adapted to shutdowns, but many fear ‘Covid-isation’ of grants
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Big data era ‘overturns scientific paradigm’
With digital devices generating data from the world at an unprecedented rate, what it means to be a scientist has changed, conference hears
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Chinese research links with eastern Europe ‘growing rapidly’
There may be early signs of ‘New Silk Road’ efforts bearing fruit, but developments could raise questions about European unity
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Should academics get compulsory training in media law?
Academics must avoid publishing material that is defamatory or infringes on copyright − but how much support do they get to navigate the minefield that is social media?
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Sci-Hub ‘security risk’ claims irk open access advocates
Publishers warn that the pirate repository carries security risks, but critics say the threat is over-hyped to justify greater surveillance of researchers
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One in six international students in UK start course overseas
Research finds that China and Malaysia account for the largest number of international students coming to the UKÂ through offshore partnerships
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Retail can teach universities a lot about digital competition
Rationalising online and in-person offerings and establishing mutually beneficial partnerships will be crucial, say Michael Braun and Scott Latham
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An Event, Perhaps: A Biography of Jacques Derrida, by Peter Salmon
Devorah Baum applauds a timely attempt to take on the naysayers and give the French philosopher his due
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ߣߣÊÓƵn universities lose bid to escape foreign relations law
Red tape and institutional autonomy arguments fail to sway committee scrutinising law that affects universities’ overseas partnerships
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Industry job cuts in pandemic ‘push postgraduates to academia’
Bleak economic outlook is swaying PhD candidates towards a university career despite sector difficulties, indicates a survey of UK research students
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Giving universities lead on vocational HE ‘could pivot post-92s’
Policy Exchange report from v-c on Augar panel calls for English universities, not further education colleges, to be responsible for Level 4 and 5 provision