If homeworking is the new normal, are we researching it enough?
Self-reporting of performance is notoriously unreliable and, more significantly, satisfaction is distinct from well-being, says Stephen Wood
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Post-Covid, universities must embrace work-integrated learning
Trusting in the continuing power of prestige to open employers’ doors is a dangerous strategy, say Alejandro Caballero and Sean Gallagher
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Leicester drops promotion of work by academics facing redundancy
Shortly after highlighting ‘game-changing’ study, tweet is pulled after critics point out the researchers involved could lose their jobs
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New guidance on donor influence warns against ‘quid pro quo’
Case guidelines provide new examples of areas where donor influence ‘must be guarded against or prohibited’
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UWE v-c Steve West elected as Universities UK president
Mental health champion to lead sector representative group
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Media veteran Mark Scott picked as next Sydney v-c
Selling the sector will be a key challenge for the former political adviser, journalist and media administrator chosen to lead Australia’s oldest universityÂ
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Ex-lawmakers seek to bridge partisan divide on US campuses
Programme that has politicians visit classrooms finds new vibrancy in era of heightened political tension
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Spending hiked as China aims for scientific self-sufficiency
Boost in research funding is only a first step in fostering innovation, experts say
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University teachers must kick their dopamine addiction
In a good asynchronous class, students are still learning, just not in a way that produces a post-performance high for educators, says Zachary Michael Jack
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Turing grants confirmed as UK mobility scheme opens to bids
Government sets out details of UK replacement to Erasmus+ but concerns continue about level of support
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Myanmar underlines the importance of supporting social sciences
Autocracy starts with the violent repression of students and academics, say Matteo Fumagalli, Achim Kemmerling, Youngmi Kim and Luicy Pedroza
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Undergraduates broaden study horizons as Covid stymies gap years
The pandemic may be goading Australia’s stay-at-home students to look further afield for their education, although some of them may ultimately decide to stay put
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Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing, by John B. Thompson
Robert Eaglestone relishes a business history that is as much of a page-turner as a novelÂ
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UKRI: most aid-funded research grants face axe after budget cut
Funder says it is unlikely to be able to support ‘majority’ of awards beyond July, and will be unable to approve new applications