Forbidden Knowledge, by Hannah Marcus
Jan Machielsen considers the ‘cancel culture’ of the Counter-Reformation and its echoes today
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Stop using ‘out of date’ TEF ratings in marketing, providers told
Regulator extends existing awards, with results of reformed evaluation not due to be published until 2023
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US expecting big rebound in international student recruitment
Nearly 60 per cent of four-year doctoral universities report gains in overseas student applications for autumn
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Will graphic novels ever be taken seriously as research outputs?
Recent examples explore everything from radical vaudeville to the legacy of slavery
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Chinese students accused of ‘military ties’ lobby to re-enter US
Trump-era rule means that visas can be blocked based on undergraduate university choicesÂ
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Tories’ local backing for new universities bucks party rhetoric
As Conservative ministers attack sector expansion, MPs support it locally – offering potential route for sector ‘dialogue’ with party
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In-person academic conferences must resume this autumn
Some people will still prefer virtual conferences, but a hybrid approach would allow part of the in-person synergy to return, says Sheldon JacobsonÂ
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UK regulator probes Turnitin-Ouriginal deal
Academics fear California-based company is gaining monopoly on plagiarism detection services
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Is a merger a solution to your university’s financial woes?
Perhaps, says Duncan Angwin – but probably not with an institution of similar size and standing, and not without long-term staff buy-in
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Virtual travelling has its perks, but it’s not my bag
Holding university showcases online makes a lot of sense, but a stir-fry banquet with colleagues beats rushed laptop lunches, says Jacob LotingaÂ
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Queen’s Birthday Honours: vaccine pioneers and Augar top list
University of Oxford’s Sarah Gilbert and Andrew Pollard among those receiving royal recognition alongside chair of review of post-18 education in England
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Scotland includes international students in Covid vaccine rollout
Learners to get jabs in line with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation
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US universities beg Congress to limit student athlete pay
NCAA wants federal intervention as states move to allow profit-making by collegiate sports stars
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Three hard truths I learned before moving to a non-academic career
Your new manager likely doesn’t have a PhD, and she’s higher on the food chain because experience is more valued than a doctorate, says Janelle Ward
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Chinese student protests force U-turn on college mergers
University-founded institutions were to have been combined with vocational schools