Freedom of speech should not be restricted lightly
The David Miller and Kathleen Stock cases underline the growing threat to human rights, say Alison Assiter and Miriam David
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Schrödinger’s students
With funding crunch time looming, some UK policymakers seem set on limiting education opportunities while advocating their benefits to society
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Alfaisal University sponsored supplement digital edition
Produced for Alfaisal University by THE Connect
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Gopal accuses government of ‘double standards’ over cancellation
Home Office staff were due to hear from prominent scholar as part of series to mark Black History Month
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Georgia state universities weaken tenure protections
Move bolsters fears of political attacks on US higher education and prompts AAUP to consider boycott
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What’s Eating the Universe?, by Paul Davies
Cait MacPhee praises a rather-too-rapid tour of the frontiers of physical knowledge
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Post-qualification offers would improve fairness in UK admissions
Basing offers on actual results, uniformly adjusted for previous educational disadvantage, would be more transparent and just, says Quintin McKellar
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Gareth Williams, 1935-2021
‘Dedicated and inspirational’ teacher had expertise that was recognised all over the world
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Interview with Lisa Cook
Embracing economics after an iconic mountain climb, a daughter of the Deep South takes an optimistic outlook to promoting racial progress
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Four in 10 UK PhD students ‘at high risk of suicide’, says study
Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers
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Students in limbo as Taliban tighten grip on Afghanistan
Many press on with classes, despite hiding from the Taliban
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Embed climate change education into all degrees, academics urge
Paper released ahead of COP26 says lecturers need more support to integrate environmental issues into their teaching
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The week in higher education – 14 October 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Is Classics’ empire in terminal decline?
With contention about diversity adding to concerns about employability and declining student numbers, does Classics in the US need rebranding or rethinking? Paul Basken reports
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UK research faces an autumn of political reckoning
The spending review must confirm the substance beneath the government’s froth about becoming a science superpower, says James Wilsdon