Australian students take ‘try-before-you-buy’ approach to degrees
Accelerating trend adds to nightmare scenario for admissions staff and forces universities to lift their game on student experience
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Augar review’s ‘dumb’ failings spotlight policymaking flaws
Absence of political leadership, consensus building and links to ‘levelling up’ agenda seen as weaknesses of Westminster government’s post-18 review
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Dead professor’s course alerts faculty to Covid-era rights
Concordia University case prompts caution over possible exploitation of recordings
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This pandemic must bring faculty development to the fore
Continuous professional development must become an integral part of the academic career path, not a mere ‘extracurricular’ endeavour, says Alexandra Mihai
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Extra £50 million for English hardship funds ‘a sticking plaster’
Much more cash – and fundamental reform – needed to alleviate impact of Covid-19 on learners, say unions
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Teaching intelligence: embedding equity into the curriculum
Anna McKie hears from experts on how to ensure your pedagogy helps students achieve, regardless of their background
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Australian state brushes aside transparency recommendations
New South Wales sidesteps call for more reporting of universities’ foreign fee fix
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Imperial bullying questions ‘deflected and ignored’, claim staff
UCU branch demands answers after passing motion of no confidence in president and finance chief
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What are you reading? – February 2021
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewersÂ
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Student ‘forced to drop out’ after anti-discrimination speech
Expert fears that sexual minorities are ‘invisible and muted’ across Chinese campuses
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Browsing the remote corners of the university library is a unique joy
Discovering unexpected oddities while wandering round a university library is one of academia’s purest pleasures, says John Gilbey
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UK universities cutting jobs accused of exploiting pandemic
At least 12 institutions planning to make redundancies
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If you want students to engage, don’t be afraid to get emotionalÂ
Applying emotion science allows us to motivate students and help them focus, pay attention and connect more deeply, says Flower Darby
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Covid triggers remote-experiment revolution at labs across Europe
With scientists forced to work from home, many now conduct experiments from a distance, and the continent’s biggest research facilities think this change is here to stay
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Lectures on the way out in Australia and New Zealand, says survey
Covid-19 proves both a stimulant and restraint on the jettisoning of long-form lectures