Cambridge college refuses to comply with ombudsman ruling
Clare College rejects recommendation to pay student compensation, in first-of-its-kind case
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Lost in (the third) space: knowledge brokers need career paths too
Those who blur the lines between academic and professional staff are the connective tissue in the research ecosystem, say Matthew Flinders and Sarah Chaytor
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For non-Western scholars, Dutch universities are hostile environments
An unfriendly and isolating ambience that descended into microaggressions and dismissed complaints shattered one academic's high expectations
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Budget bailout for Australian private colleges
Independent lobby welcomes new short course funding and regulatory ‘reprieve’ but rails against perpetuation of ‘unfair’ loan fee
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Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World, by Cade Metz
John Gilbey is fascinated by a richly detailed account of attempts to reach the holy grail of technological innovation
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The joy of the old normal
After a uniquely difficult year, a return to campus is on the cards and we can anticipate the thrill of rediscovering small delights
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UCU: students ‘could apply to fewer universities’ under PQA model
Union report on post-qualification admissions model also suggests that institutions should consider scrapping interviews
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Biden prods states to share burden as free college plan unveiled
President offers states three-to-one split on college aid boost alongside 20 per cent rise in Pell Grant
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What are academics looking forward to about returning to campus?
As vaccination programmes offer the prospect of a return to physical teaching, what aspects of their pre-pandemic life will academics most heartily re-embrace (or at least touch elbows with)? And are...
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Mary Vaughan Johnson, 1961-2021
Tributes paid to visionary teacher of architecture who encouraged students to ‘dream wildly’
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Interview with Anthony Schrag
Artist and researcher Anthony Schrag on the importance of interdisciplinarity, how university changed him and why art will be even more important in the post-Covid world
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‘Truly extraordinary’: v-c’s £322K award gets long justification
Statement in financial accounts explaining Bolton leader’s pay runs to almost two and a half pages
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Academics fret as Turnitin nears monopoly on plagiarism checks
Proposed acquisition of Ouriginal would give academic integrity giant vast majority of market
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Pass sexual consent test if you want to enrol, say students
Call comes after publication of thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse on UK campuses
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The week in higher education – 29 April 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media