Covid places new obstacles in way of academic refugees
Charity helped Iraqi researcher to escape aftermath of Islamic State terror to fulfil his dream of studying for a PhD in safety
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Let’s downgrade US college sports and invest in student health
The brutal cost-cutting demanded by Covid-19 may finally see intercollegiate athletics cut down to size, says Bruce Svare
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More female leaders would benefit both universities and societies
Progress is being made but much still could and should to be done to boost women’s advancement, says Helen Bartlett
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Free speech and psychological well-being conflict ‘difficult’
Debates around transgender rights illustrate why intellectual freedom rules must be in place before touchy topics arise, say authors
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How homeschooling, a plumber and the pandemic made me a better teacher
My plumber made me realise that being just a ‘professional and efficient’ teacher wouldn’t cut it during this time of transition, says Peter Vanberkel
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Integrity drives must reflect overseas students’ cultural conditioning
Putting the onus on students to maintain honour can be effective but it takes time to assimilate the mindset, says Sara Pervaiz Amjad
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Transdisciplinary partnerships can harness African universities’ power
Local and international collaboration will allow institutions to tackle the challenges of sustainable development, says Tawana Kupe
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Philosopher Martha Nussbaum wins 2021 Holberg Prize
Committee praises commitment to ‘making a real and lasting difference’ as well as ‘unquestionable academic eminence’
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Canadian Nobelists warn country over innovation malaise
Top scientists say Canada must provide more fulfilling careers for its science graduates
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One-fifth of the world’s top universities led by women
Number of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions has reached new milestone based on THE World University Rankings data
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MIT Press to publish monographs open access from 2022
Historic in-house press at Massachusetts Institute of Technology asking libraries for participant fee to enable titles to become publicly available
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London Met creates £15 million fund to hire 80 minority staff
University pledges to embed critical race theory and ‘decolonial discourse’ in all disciplines
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Dutch research funder operations frozen for a month after hack
Unlike Dutch universities, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research cannot pay a ransom to attackers because it is a public body
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The government is the biggest threat to French academic freedom
The crackdown on ‘Islamo-leftism’ is a purely political move to court right-wing votes in the coming election, says William Barylo
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Social sciences’ lack of common truth criteria invites political attack
Worries about Islamo-leftism in France and free speech in England reflect disciplines’ straddling of science and activism, says Alexis Artaud de La Ferrière