Universities fret over hiring staff with borders shut Down Under
Responsible border control has, ironically, left Australia and New Zealand trailing their competitors
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Overseas students slow to take up offer of New Zealand return
Continuing students slow to return despite government green light, while visa applications from first-timers are binned
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Canada’s top court backs universities on copyright law
Unanimous decision for York University lets lecturers keep sharing portions of published works with students
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Australian international recruitment ‘can rebound’, Tudge says
Education minister cites buoyant student experience ratings as evidence of the country’s ‘fundamentals’
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Nicholas Dirks: the ‘two cultures’ must finally be reconciled
Resistance to the knowledge generated by science will only be overcome with the help of the humanities. But what can universities do to bridge C. P. Snow’s famous divide between these fields, which...
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The New Breed: How to Think about Robots, by Kate Darling
Michael Marinetto applauds an attempt to consider the challenges of our technological future without lapsing into moral panic
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A plan for all scenarios
All will hope that predictions of the pandemic’s retreat are correct, but that won’t stop universities preparing plans A, B and C
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Peter Kopelman, 1951-2021
Tributes paid to leading medical expert on obesity who was friend to, and former leader of, the University of London
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Picking fights with students ‘deflection strategy’ for ministers
Ex-Labour adviser claims Westminster government wants to hear students’ views only when they agree with policy agenda
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Universities ‘must win value argument’ as lectures stay online
As ɫºÐÖ±²¥ survey reveals teaching plans for autumn term, MP warns negative perceptions of digital tuition could figure in fees debate
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China makes mental health courses compulsory for undergraduates
Move puts issue on a par with other credit-bearing modules such as English and Marxist theory
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The week in higher education – 5 August 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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UK universities seek to improve external examining standards
Standardised appointment requirements and training under consideration in sector-wide drive to tackle grade inflation
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Interview with Wang Gungwu
Former Hong Kong v-c and expert on the overseas Chinese experience talks about living through nearly a century of Asian history
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Will a Facebook-style news feed aid discovery or destroy serendipity?
Academics’ reading lists are increasingly directed by algorithms. But are the recommendation services of platforms such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate and Mendeley distorting science? And might AI...