Bristol’s sacking of David Miller imperils academic freedom
The silence of other universities about an apparent clampdown on lawful speech is a betrayal of their mission, says Jonathan Rosenhead
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Australian researchers win appeals over preprints ban
New lease of life for lucky six as committee overturns scrapping of their funding applications
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Complaint!, by Sara Ahmed
Emma Rees is impressed by a disturbing study of how universities largely fail to address their employees’ grievances
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Third European university alliances call takes expansive approach
EHEA institutions and existing, unrelated partnerships are eligible for the latest round of the European Universities Initiative
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South Carolina assault on tenure ‘will drive academics away’
In latest attack by conservatives on academic freedom, South Carolina Republicans propose five-year limit on all faculty contracts
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Decline in student mental health ‘outlasting Covid’
Even with in-person limits easing, large numbers of students struggle to re-establish pre-pandemic norms, data show
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Australian education minister stands aside over abuse claims
Alan Tudge denies wrongdoing and promises to cooperate with independent investigation
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Russian academics urge release of imprisoned Moscow rector
Scholars defend Sergey Zuev’s ‘impeccable reputation’ and liken his treatment to torture
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US universities hit science teacher training goal
Advocates fulfil 2011 Obama promise of 100,000 new science and engineering teachers in decade, citing gains in recruitment and evidence-based training
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Chinese supervisors charged with enforcing campus lockdowns
Academics being held responsible if their students violate coronavirus restrictions
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Sheffield Hallam flexes ‘levelling up’ power in South Yorkshire
As ministers prepare White Paper, South Yorkshire Futures programme reaching neglected suburbs and towns could be model for putting policy into practice
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Is there really a black hole in the USS? It depends on your assumptions
Amid another round of strikes, the pension scheme chair’s assertion that changes are unavoidable cannot stand unchallenged, says Neil Davies
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Research detective wins standing up for science prize
Elisabeth Bik wins John Maddox Prize for exposing image and data manipulation in published scientific papers
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Students back striking staff as regulator highlights disruption
Undergraduates and postgraduates express sympathy for lecturers who have also struggled with shift online during pandemic
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Kathleen Stock: free speech bill could have saved my Sussex career
Gender-critical philosopher says ‘draconian’ measures are required as universities have failed to protect freedom of expression