The week in higher education – 24 December 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
The combination of Brexit and the Covid pandemic has driven change throughout academia, even reaching the scholarly backwater that is the University of Rural England. But perhaps it doesn’t have to...
Covid crisis brings lending and accounts worries for universities
Tributes paid to a geneticist whose ‘trailblazing science’ was matched by her ‘fearlessness’ in calling out discrimination
Scientists say pandemic-related restrictions call into question Westminster government’s claim that face-to-face tuition is vital for mental health
Minister’s attack on academic publication culture suggests a move towards more holistic and team-based assessments of excellence, say experts
Championed by one of the frontrunners to replace Angela Merkel, a new law could bring tuition fees, a focus on industry and greater institutional inequality
Science minister Amanda Solloway announces review of UK’s main research assessment exercise
Suzanne Franks has reservations about an impressive study of the ideals journalists should embrace
The pandemic has brought the power and consolations of scholarship to the fore. But with a particularly grim Halloween upon us, M. R. James’ ghost stories warn us that the pursuit of knowledge does...
Tackling bias by urging writers to avoid stereotypically female descriptors undervalues qualities such as cooperation and care, says Davina Cooper
Universities minister says campuses can be flexible in their start date, ahead of statement from education secretary on whether A levels will be pushed back
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Neoliberal administrators’ policing of institutional reputations and academic colleagues’ condemnation of dissenting voices on issues such as race and gender have led to claims that scholars are...
Those planning new universities might think that a good institution will attract top staff wherever it is located. But is the quality of the environment beyond the ivory tower really so insignificant...