Just imagine the possibilities
Academia jettisoned decades of orthodoxy about how to teach and research overnight when the pandemic hit. What鈥檚 stopping it making other transformations?
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Mariana Mazzucato: 鈥業 was sick of just being told: 鈥淵ou make me happy鈥濃
After her first book,聽The Entrepreneurial State, catapulted her into the academic stratosphere, the UCL economist has paused her audiences with senior politicians to write a follow-up that uses the...
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Online learning not a green panacea, researchers warn
Estimate of emissions generated by staff and students during lockdown virtually the same as campus commuting聽
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Interview with Neil Brand
The BBC presenter and composer explains why students need music more than ever and how his drama school training influences his music
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Alexander Forrester, 1935-2021
Tributes paid to a pioneer in the commercialisation of academic research notable for his 鈥榝erocious work ethic鈥
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EU applications to UK universities plummet by 40聽per cent
Despite drop in interest from European Union, overall applications to UK universities by January deadline聽rose this year
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The shift online gives new significance to the pen v laptop debate
My聽research inspired laptop bans in classrooms around the world, but we need nuance in our thinking about using technology, says Danny Oppenheimer
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US universities want Biden to strike new funding pact with states
While president eyes fees-based relief for students, campuses emphasise need to revive聽traditional means of support
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India鈥檚 Amity 鈥榦pen to talks鈥 on 鈥榯akeover鈥 of English university
Foreign investment or buyout聽touted as potential route out of financial woe for institutions, while others see 鈥榤ulti-university groups鈥 as more viable
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The week in higher education 鈥 18 February 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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For better news coverage, university leaders must join the debate
Scrutiny is inevitable but universities should do more to promote their teaching and their place in civil society, says Rosemary Bennett
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Australia鈥檚 higher education sector must be segmented
Different university groupings should have strong, distinctive capabilities that address specific markets, says John H. Howard
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18 February 2021 digital edition
Great leaps: if universities can move online overnight, what else could they do?
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Moving mountains: the reforms that would push academia to new heights
Until the pandemic forced teaching to go online almost overnight, universities were widely considered impervious to major change. But if one age-old practice can be flipped on its head, why not...
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Cross-subsidisation 鈥榩rovoked Australian funding overhaul鈥
Author of a comprehensive appraisal of university finances says officials want universities to keep money flows on the straight and narrow