Death of three-hour exam looms as pandemic reshapes assessment
Many UK institutions say they do not plan to return to pre-pandemic methods and will use next academic year to test new approaches
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Unions condemn English university arts cuts in letter to聽PM
Plans to reduce teaching grant are one of 鈥榖iggest attacks on arts and entertainment in English universities in living memory鈥
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Do Zoom classes confirm our worst fears about human nature?
Some students have abused privacy allowances and marking latitude 鈥 but others鈥 ongoing engagement has been heartening, says Robert Zaretsky
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Pandemic shock 鈥榟as exposed university teaching inequalities鈥
Governments have focused on building up a lavishly funded research elite, but the forced switch online has made them realise losers in this system cannot cope
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Digital collaboration alienating junior scholars, warns professor
Young researchers forced to interact online 鈥榙o not feel part of a team鈥 and may leave sector, educationalist tells summit
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Under-fire Lancet admits conflict of interest on lab-leak letter
After criticism that it failed to declare Peter Daszak鈥檚 work with the Wuhan Institute of Virology, journal has also 鈥榬ecused鈥 zoologist from its coronavirus origins taskforce
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Russia blacklists US liberal arts college
Action against Bard College threatens novel liberal arts degree and widens Putin crackdown on higher education
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Young universities 鈥榖etter suited to changing times鈥
Covid has created a platform for institutional newcomers to 鈥榣eapfrog鈥 established frontrunners
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Teaching intelligence: assisting those who lost out on learning
The pandemic has not hit all students鈥 learning equally. Anna McKie talks to聽two experts on how to spot those who may have fallen behind and help them get up to speed
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Supply shortages snarl US laboratories
Problem threatens to delay recovery after losses in grant support and obstacles for young scientists
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English universities face major losses under fee cut plan
Analysis by 色盒直播 shows how specialist institutions would bear brunt of impact
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Turkish university axes Israeli scholar who told students to聽flee
Ko莽 University dismissed media scholar Amir Hetsroni for 鈥榠nappropriate behaviour鈥, but he suspects a link to his private criticism of Turkey鈥檚 government
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Set targets for white working-class access, MPs tell regulator
Education Committee says Office for Students must take tougher action on dearth of disadvantaged white pupils entering higher education
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Secrets behind the success of a top young university
As Maastricht University celebrates its 45th anniversary, it is tapping into its founding spirit in a bid to stay forever young, says its president, Martin Paul
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When will the OfS specifically target racial harassment?
Initiatives on mental health and sexual harassment are welcome, but racial discrimination also demands greater attention, says David Mba