Coronavirus uncertainty persists in Australia and New Zealand
Exemptions and detours under consideration, as universities and students grapple with open-ended travel bans
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Editor鈥檚 investigation reveals missing and suspicious data
Researchers must be prepared to share their raw data if their work is to be considered scientifically sound, says geneticist
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UK 鈥榗ould only join Horizon Europe with transition extension鈥
Former European Commissioner for trade argues that with UK-EU trade deal in 2020 impossible,聽research link relies on extra time
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More universities expected to follow Monash鈥檚 lead in Indonesia
Money is not the point, Australian institution insists, as it opens the door to a new higher education frontier
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Hong Kong needs university reform to聽prevent future protests
Both Beijing and Hong Kong must adjust their approaches and sensibilities to restore confidence and trust in HK universities, argues John聽Burns
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Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and Legacy, by John Rodden
Andrew Palmer is unimpressed by a critic whose style falls far short of the writer he so admires
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UK university strikes: 鈥榞rim determination鈥 on the picket lines
Staff vent frustration that employers haven鈥檛 recognised the bigger picture behind the walkouts
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What are you reading? 鈥 20聽February 2020
A聽look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Ferrante Letters: An Experiment in Collective Criticism, by Sarah Chihaya, Merve Emre, Katherine Hill and Jill Richards
Book of the week: Rosa Mucignat enjoys a bold attempt to create a cooperative open-ended discussion about a publishing phenomenon
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Shifting expectations about the long-hours culture
Working聽to the exclusion of all else is unhealthy, but a one-size-fits-all limit is hard to set when careers and reputations are on the line
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The Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring Communities, by Nir Haim Buras
James Stevens Curl is thrilled by a guide to how we can recover the essential principles of creating liveable cities
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Passion Relics and the Medieval Imagination: Art, Architecture, and Society, by Cynthia Hahn
Kathryn M. Rudy enjoys a useful summary of recent research on how the instruments of Christ鈥檚 Passion were displayed and venerated in the Middle Ages聽
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Trump hesitates on plan for open access mandate
After two years of study, US plans more consultations on聽bypassing journal paywalls
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Should you be working 100 hours a week?
Mary Beard鈥檚 recent admission that she is a 鈥榤ug鈥 who works 100 hours a week caused a Twitter storm. But how hard聽is it reasonable for academics to work? Who should decide? And should the mugs be...
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Research intelligence: how to organise a virtual conference
Online conferences聽can engage new audiences but聽present significant organisational challenges. Jack Grove speaks to a scientist聽to find out how it is done