Cancer research leader: Covid shows value of fundamental science
Kristian Helin, incoming head of the Institute of Cancer Research, reflects on lessons learned from pandemic
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Peter Bellwood: the uneasy harmony between mankind and nature
While humanity’s coexistence with nature is not always harmonious, Cosmos Prize winner says it can be hard to pick the aggressor
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Beijing loosens rules on hiring graduates from top universities
Redrawn hukou rules indicate changing attitudes towards talent but could reinforce urban-rural divide, experts say
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Online education avoids the ‘hidden curriculum’ of cultural expectations
Campus-based education has its advantages but, for first-gen students, its digital complement can have more, say Jonathan van Belle and John Kaag
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Nobel laureates ‘outraged’ by Chinese censorship
State media defend China’s call to remove two speakers from summit
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Using AI in university admissions ‘could reverse equity progress’
Departing Australian human rights commissioner expects v-cs to be among the students of his new AIÂ ethics initiative
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Introducing new regulations while cutting funding ‘callous’
English sector leaders fear cuts to London weighting and arts funding could be compounded by fee cut
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Thinktank advocates ‘national’ and ‘local’ university divide
Former DfE adviser insists proposal is not a return to the days of polytechnics
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State students ‘twice as likely’ to feel unprepared for degree
Sutton Trust survey of school-leavers reveals widespread anxiety about impact of Covid-19 pandemic on university admissions
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A Useful History of Britain, by Michael Braddick
Lincoln Allison is not wholly convinced by an analysis of the forces that shape history
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Universities should not offer the false hope of ‘fertility’ benefits
Institutions that want to help their staff have children should focus on the factors that drive postponement, says Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos
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UKRI success rates fall as grant applications ramp up
Overall funding decisions more than double to almost 40,000 thanks to Covid-related grants
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New Zealand seeks all gain, no pain in ‘high value’ overseas pivot
Discussion document seeks feedback on vision of international education Utopia
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Hong Kong gets to grips with security law’s ‘invisible red line’
Academics are ‘groping along blindly’ in a fierce debate over whether certain phrases or subjects are still legal
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Overseas study augments advantages of China’s elite graduates
Those who can afford it get top degrees both at home and abroad, report shows