US sees science role as collaborative hub as China rivalry grows
In biennial assessment, NSF analysts admit US still losing ground on many metrics but remaining most likely common partner for breakthroughs
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Ten more universities face strikes after UCU reballots
Further walkouts expected in disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions
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Non-disclosure agreements a no-no in harassment cases – minister
Six universities sign up to new pledge committing not to use ‘gagging orders’ in dealing with claims of sexual misconduct, bullying and other harassment
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‘No major harm’ to learning from double-speed lecture viewing
Watching online lectures at faster speeds does not significantly impede understanding and may allow students more time to revise, say researchers
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Jobs at risk as Danes force big-city universities to downsize
Deadline arrives for universities to choose between shifting student places out of major urban centres or cutting them altogetherÂ
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UK sector leaders expect ‘striking’ pivot to science research
National survey of pro vice-chancellors indicates widespread shift away from humanities subjects in near future
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Today’s college students aren’t digital ‘natives’ – they are digital servants
Higher education must acknowledge the extra workload that comes with higher education in the digital era, says Christopher Schaberg
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Talking leadership 9: Meric Gertler on building global links
The University of Toronto president has ‘doubled down on internationalising’ while remaining rooted in the Canadian metropolis for almost four decades
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Books interview: John Sellars
The philosopher and author of The Fourfold Remedy: Epicurus and the Art of Happiness on Asterix, architecture, Aristippus and discovering the power of ideas
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Course value means more than graduate employment, says UUK
Representative body says institutions should consider contextual data on issues such as local and NHS employment, alongside metrics preferred by ministers
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Professor who called students ‘vectors of disease’ suspended
Soon-to-retire septuagenarian tells students to keep their distance amid Covid-19 surge, saying he ‘couldn’t give a flying fuck any longer’
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Michigan president Mark Schlissel fired over employee ‘affair’
Anonymous complaint produces evidence of long-running relationship with employee; former president Coleman to temporarily lead institution
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US set to drop charges against MIT’s Chen on China research funds
Following conviction of Harvard’s Lieber, expected clearing of fellow Cambridge nanotechnology expert fits with broader failures of Trump-led academic prosecutions
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Canada joining the rush to create a Darpa
Trudeau government set to fulfil campaign promise for version of legendary US innovation agency, amid mixed expert assessment of its wisdom
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Afghan students ‘in doldrums’ at Iraqi university
Students complain of being ‘kept in dark’ over immigration status and pushed into MBA programme