Return of overseas students to Australia ‘manageable’
NSW minister predicts early resumption of student flows, as states and territories develop plans for flights and quarantine
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Oxford to consider socioeconomic data in PhD applications
Pilot scheme to promote diversity in doctoral study will also include anonymisation of applications
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Fighting Covid, US academics step past muddled bureaucrats
University scientists prove nimble, but still wish for government allies
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Cutting corners on cybersecurity can leave costly holes
Ransomware victims must either line the pockets of criminals or face the financial penalties and PR disaster of a data breach, says Chris Cobb
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Far-right networks ‘sizeable’ Twitter audience for some pre-prints
Study says findings are ‘concrete evidence to support concerns about racist and sexist misappropriation of research’
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China relations ‘will get worse’ before they get better
Despite challenging bilateral ties, former Australian foreign ministers say enrolments may prove resilient
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Pandemic’s impact on university finances ‘will last for a decade’
The global recession triggered by Covid-19 is already ‘more challenging’ in Europe than the 2008 financial crash, warns EUA policy expert Â
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Attractive female academics ‘rated as better teachers’
Paper finds there is no correlation between perceived good looks and teaching effectiveness among male scholars
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Cyber attack warning as cuts leave managers and staff at odds
Covid-19 has elevated the already considerable cyber risks universities face from without and within, Australian consultants warn
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Beirut campuses seek to rebuild after devastation of port blast
Universities in Lebanese capital focus on student funding and retaining staff after explosion, but leaders say future of sector will depend on make-up of new governmentÂ
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Philippe Sands: lack of UK BAME law academics a ‘major problem’
Leading human rights barrister calls on UK law schools to address ethnic minority under-representation among academic teaching staff
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Ottoline Leyser: boost efforts to make science accessible for all
Head of UK Research & Innovation will urge scientists to help shed public view that research is an ‘elite and alien world inhabited by boffins’
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Management academics should help executives solve their daily problems
Corporate leaders are uninterested in academic research but do respond when told there is a better way to conduct their business, says Oliver Sibony
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Universities claim stake in Perth city centre
Land swap paves way for new high-rise campus, as sprawl gives way to borderless city vibe
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The Fifth Wave: The Evolution of American Higher Education, by Michael Crow and William Dabars
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg has doubts about the wider applicability of the ideas of an innovative university president