Universities ‘should pay overseas student levy to British Council’
Former universities minister Jo Johnson says co-funding model could be a way to help save the under-threat organisation
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Three challenges facing academic research during the Covid-19 crisis
Research from a team at Henley Business School highlights the funding, time and location constraints on academic research during the pandemicÂ
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Universities can and should do much more to address systemic racism
An inadequate response to the death of George Floyd will diminish universities in the eyes of their increasingly diverse students, says ’Funmi Olonisakin
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Careers intelligence: starting a university job in lockdown
Finding your feet at a new university in lockdown can be tough. Jack Grove spoke to some recent starters about how universities can help their new staff
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Oxford receives £80m donation for new graduate college
Reuben College will open to students in 2021 and focus on interdisciplinary research addressing global challenges
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Hoops and heroes aren’t made in isolation – winning takes a team
Michael Jordan was a superstar, but he didn’t play alone. Science, like basketball, is a team undertaking, and must continue to refresh its roster
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Queensland student ‘suing’ university and leaders in China row
Suspended campaigner says he is seeking A$3.5m damages in case sparked by controversy over university’s China ties
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Cambridge offers £1m in bursaries for adults worst hit by Covid-19
Scheme will give 1,000 people ‘the opportunity to enhance their employability or renew their knowledge and skills’ in wake of pandemic
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Australian bosses say job losses inevitable after pay cut refusal
Staff at some institutions agree to pay cuts to minimise redundancies, but only under union-sanctioned accord
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Carl Tighe, 1950-2020
Tributes paid to the British academy’s leading expert on Polish literature and culture
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The week in higher education – 11 June 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Artificial Intelligence and the Environmental Crisis: Can Technology Really Save the World?, by Keith R. Skene
John Gilbey is fascinated by an ambitious attempt to analyse and address the disastrous human impact on the biosphere
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Global health leaders voice stark warning on Covid-19 cooperation
Collaboration between the UK and China – and beyond – is needed more than ever to fight a pandemic in a politicised world
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Crisis ‘may have impacted’ UK student perceptions of value already
Hepi/Advance HE annual survey highlights small decline in satisfaction following crisis-driven shift to online teaching
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HE financial crisis risks ‘lost generation of researchers’
Support for early career scholars must be explored to avoid research being damaged in the long term, experts warn