UK universities’ digital teaching must be far more imaginative
Sir Michael Barber’s blueprint can help digital delivery enhance learning rather than acting as an inconvenient stopgap, says David Puttnam
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Williamson: ‘dead-end’ degrees give students ‘nothing but debt’
UK education secretary says three-year undergraduate programme ‘should never be the default’
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Women rarely among highest paid at elite US universities
Non-white women just 2.5 per cent of top earners on most research-intensive campuses
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̽»¨ÊÓƵ rankings: updated 2021 schedule
Subject rankings will be launched throughout the autumn
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Is Free Speech Racist?
, by Gavan Titley
Martin Myers applauds a bold attempt to re-examine one of the sacred cows of liberal societies
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Third of academics ‘want live lectures to stay online’ post-Covid
Survey for regulator finds teaching staff more likely to lack access to right technology and support compared with students, and are less confident in their skills
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Australian universities ‘turn around’ Covid year finances
Top-ranked Melbourne the latest to declare a surplus in the face of pandemic
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Chinese excellence drive ‘may make universities weaker’
Institutions in Double First Class initiative poaching professors from rivals and creating ‘shadow’ academic posts, says study
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Remote learning ‘a luxury’ for Malaysian ‘elite’
Digital divide is ‘greatest challenge’ facing country’s education system in Covid era, researchers say
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US fraternities blamed for spring semester Covid spikes
Repeat of autumn semester outbreaks adds to mounting pressure on Greek system
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US campuses still sceptical of Confucius Institutes under Biden
Despite new encouragement, campuses that quit under Trump not considering reversals
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As we rushed online, did student welfare get lost in transition?
We know from bitter experience that poor or misguided online practice can have serious safeguarding consequences, say Emma Bond and Andy Phippen
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English school-leavers to get grades on earlier results day
No algorithm to be used to allocate grades following debacle that threw university admissions into chaos last year
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Universities must do more to tackle public sexual harrassment
Awareness campaigns, support services and coordination with local authorities and transport providers are all needed, says Maya Tutton
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Embrace PQA or have it imposed by Whitehall, UK v-cs warned
Political appetite for post-qualification admissions means universities must work with government to avoid risks to autonomy, conference told