Use of social media metrics in research evaluation ‘narrow’
Online profile seen simplistically ‘as a proxy for being a publicly engaged academic’, warn researchers
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Student spikings: universities told to step up prevention efforts
Wave of reported injection assaults in nightclubs and bars raises questions over level of responsibility that lies with institutions
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Isn’t it time academics stopped flying?
The pandemic has demonstrated that air miles are not a prerequisite for building international partnerships, says Aimee Ambrose
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V-cs urged to open up on mental health struggles to shift culture
Leadership should be about empathy and compassion, sector leaders say
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At MIT, arts, humanities and STEM fields forge an essential partnership
Humanistic fields are vital to solving the world’s most urgent problems; they also help students shape successful careers and meaningful lives, argue Agustín Rayo and Hashim Sarkis
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Arts and humanities subject rankings 2022: results announced
Universities known for their focus on technology are improving in the arts and humanities
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Major award for Australian Covid pioneer
Fifty-two minutes that changed the world underpinned by 30 years of basic research
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Why do elite colleges allow alumni’s children a foot in the door?
Legacy admissions prove durable in US sector despite Amherst’s decision to scrap advantages
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PhD students’ dissatisfaction with Covid support ‘concerning’
More than a third of postgraduate researchers not satisfied with well-being help, says Advance HE survey
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Japan expected to reopen border to international students
Universities welcome coming announcement but student advocate warns of damage done by restrictions
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We will only learn Covid lessons if blame culture of inquiries is rooted out
Social scientists have an opportunity to advise on reorienting the traditional public inquiry towards focused lesson-learning, says Matthew Flinders
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Quarantine? Depends on students’ citizenship, says Australia
Students flying in from Singapore won’t need to isolate, as long as they’re from Singapore
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European university alliances must not become a political plaything
The European Commission must resist the temptation to overload nascent university alliances with its own strategic priorities, says Jan Palmowski
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Analysts ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Chinese students’ return
UK institutions gaining from Australia’s strict Covid-19 border controls, experts say
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Archaeology in Israel: Zionism, politics and disappointing finds
Graphic novel poses some searching questions about how we interpret the often banal objects that get dug up