New OfS chair Lord Wharton must resign Tory whip, says Labour
Appointment of former Conservative MP as chair of English higher education regulator ‘adds to catalogue of cronyism’
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Want to be an innovation hot spot? Don’t copy Silicon Valley
Toronto professor offers path to ‘innovation in real places’, arguing that prestige research universities aren’t that important
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US academics hit out at ‘erosion of tenure system’
Universities and colleges are violating own policies to fire tenured faculty because of Covid-related financial troubles
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Universities need to realise they’re in the service industry
An ideological gap has grown, where some universities have different ideas to students about the concept of a university, says Steve Davies
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UK overseas master’s enrolments shot up in year before pandemic
Trend could be linked to boost in demand from India, data suggest
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Imposing an antisemitism definition on academics undermines freedom
Fighting discrimination is a must, but the IHRA document undermines that fight and threatens free speech, says Hagit Borer
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Minister: strip degree powers if graduate employment falls short
Gavin Williamson tells English regulator it ‘should not hesitate’ to issue fines if planned absolute baselines are not met
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Elite scientists increase stranglehold on academic publishing
Growth in collaboration and larger teams could mean that PIs and senior researchers reap citation rewards Â
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Fury at two-track plan for International Baccalaureate assessment
Students say it is unfair to award some students their grades through exams, while others will be awarded through teacher assessment
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The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness, by Mark Solms
Anil Seth has mixed feelings about an ambitious study of consciousness that draws extensively on psychoanalysis
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How academia shunned the science behind the Covid vaccine
Katalin Karikó’s struggle with mRNA gives universities mandate – if they want – to tackle persistent barriers
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Racism victims ‘struggle to access mental health support’
Study warns lack of ethnic minority representation among counselling staff could lead to problems being dismissed
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The shift online has finally made space for disabled students
This swift transformation highlights who among our students we think are worthy of learning and who we choose to leave behind, says Clare Mullaney
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Colleges that advertise their diversity should do more to help poor students
Reduced tuition fees and more hardship scholarships would help those watching Zoom lectures while working on checkouts, says Barbara Franz
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Sexual assault ‘built into design of university environment’
Universities should urge their students to behave better but also must consider how they may enable abuse, argue Columbia professors