Partners’ financial support is holding female academics back
A resulting sense of obligation often leaves women unable to relocate for better or more secure jobs, says Lara McKenzie
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5 August 2021 digital edition
Monocular vision:Â Do search engines narrow scholarship?
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Biden backs university Covid mandates as governors clamp down
US president follows higher education associations in condemning Republican bans on public health measures such as vaccination and face coverings
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University of California strikes open access pact with PNAS
Agreement to waive author fees similar to one with Jisc, which together serve as model for future expansion
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Ethnic minority awarding gap ‘largely down to low exam grades’
Difference in scores given to white and non-white students largely disappeared in coursework, UCL study finds
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Time for a home-grown English language test, Indian agents say
Outflow of cash prompts calls for change in nation with world’s second-biggest English-speaking population
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Going for gold must be UKRI’s open access priority
Funding body’s impending review should recognise sector’s clear preference for immediate open access, says Steven Inchcoombe
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Oxbridge v-cs and unions call for ‘urgent’ pensions redesign
Ending automatic inflationary increases in benefits should keep contributions below 30 per cent of salary, says joint statement
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Turing scheme launches with 120 universities on board
Australia, Canada and US confirmed as potential exchange destinations, alongside key European sectors
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Forcing needless grant applications is a waste of public money
But journals’ open access fees are suddenly increasing researchers’ need for funding, says Adrian Furnham
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University ‘fudging figures’ on sociology cuts
Course cut critics castigate Australian institution for using data selectively, as sociologists elsewhere watch on nervously
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Fresh strike over Liverpool job cuts targets clearing
Union members overwhelmingly back action even as number of compulsory redundancies slashed to two
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US revives pursuit of academic in China spying case
Amid silence from universities and protests from Democrats, Biden prosecutors seek new trial for Anming Hu
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Ruskin College joins University of West London after cash crisis
Takeover will preserve ‘rich heritage’ of trade union college, say leaders
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Research intelligence: how to write a compelling narrative CV
With ‘storytelling’ CVs becoming crucial in hiring and funding decisions, Jack Grove explores how academics can craft compelling research statements