Higher education should harness the senses of togetherness and urgency
The pandemic’s demolition of barriers and bureaucracy clears the way for a better higher education sector, says Pat TissingtonÂ
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UBC vows world-leading version of indigenous integration
Despite numerous announcements by the University of British Columbia, indigenous leaders see big talk from a big institution, but no clearer answers on finding balance
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Campus attendance should be optional for students
It makes no sense to oblige students to risk their own and others’ health by travelling long distances and converging on campus, says Brian Wong
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Strong science base ‘has failed to protect nations from coronavirus’
LSHTM director thinks communications failures explain why US and UK trail Vietnam and Senegal on pandemic responsesÂ
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Senate committee approves Australian fee and subsidy changes
Reform package hinges on two independent votes, after cross-party committee offered unconvincing endorsement
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Melbourne losses ‘not as bad as predicted’
Australian university to proceed with disputed staff cuts but introduce element of choice
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Foreign firewalls present challenge to global online learning
Institutions and teachers find workarounds to reach students enrolled in Western courses, but domestic internet rules still constrain efforts
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Five things I’ve learned moving from the private sector to academia
After 20 years working as a quantity surveyor, Tom Woodbury shares his key discoveries since starting his first academic role in May
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Thousands of Covid infections tied to US college openings
Number of campus-related infections, which was calculated using mobile phone records, has been estimated by researchers at 3,200 per day
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Supporting university staff through the pandemic should be data-driven
A large ongoing survey at King’s College London is informing the institution’s approach to Covid-19, say Gabriella Bergin-Cartwright and Sharon Stevelink
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Chinese scholars’ exclusion from Australia not a ‘blunder’
The country would not cancel the visas of Chinese academics without good reason, says banned Australian academic Clive Hamilton
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Student enrolment ‘drops 2 per cent’ in US
Initial data from around a fifth of all US institutions suggest impact of pandemic may not be as severe as feared
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Toronto receives largest philanthropic gift in Canadian history
University president says C$250 million donation is ‘a tremendous shot in the arm’ and shows that donors are still willing to give during the pandemic
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English health minister won’t rule out Christmas student lockdown
Meanwhile, Scottish students in halls and flats are already forbidden from returning to parents’ homes
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Foreign academics create ‘girlfriend’s guide’ to Japanese academia
In a new book, female scholars share their experiences of gender and racial bias