The joys and trials of academic homecomings
Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life.聽As the festive family reunion season gets into full...
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Interview with Isabelle Kingsley
Educator and equity analyst discusses bilingualism, academia鈥檚 misguided values and the societal benefits of scientific uncertainty
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Ministers urged to ready response to major university going bust
Serious financial concerns at a handful of English universities over potential breaches of banking covenants
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AI 鈥榣ab partner鈥 designs and executes its own experiments
New system can help democratise science and speed pace of discovery, says study
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We think the same, say identical twin researchers studying twins
脕d谩m and D谩vid T谩rnoki, radiologists at Semmelweis University,聽discuss their shared 鈥榯rajectory鈥
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The week in higher education 鈥 21 December 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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Campus leaders shouldn鈥檛 be judged on their political pronouncements
The Elizabeth Magill case notwithstanding, presidents should focus on how conflicts affect the primary mission of their university, says Nicholas Dirks
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Duncan Ivison to succeed Nancy Rothwell as Manchester v-c
Political philosopher was most recently deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney
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Arizona cuts student aid and freezes hiring, but defends sports
After analysing surprise $240 million budget shortfall, university reduces scholarships and freezes faculty pay and hiring, while calling athletics a core element
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Anonymised applications 鈥榓id early career access to research kit鈥
Removal of personal and affiliation details means assessors judge the idea rather than the researcher鈥檚 track record
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US faculty promise fight to protect academic freedom
While Republicans seek momentum from fiery hearing and Penn ousting, professors gain clarity on the size of the fight ahead
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Academics hatch plan to save disbanded research centre
History centre shut during University of Brighton cuts could continue as autonomous organisation
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So you want a chair for Christmas. Are you sure?
A professorship comes with prestige, but appointments are opaque and there are other rewarding ways to cap off an academic career, says Ron Iphofen
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Cambridge pro vice-chancellor to lead BBSRC
Geneticist Anne Ferguson-Smith is the third new female leader of a UK research council named in recent weeks
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Leading universities back Switzerland rejoining Horizon Europe
Groups representing 61 research-intensive universities across Germany, France, the UK and Switzerland say that stronger research partnerships strengthen the whole of Europe