Area studies must be decolonised
The discipline’s existence reflects an enduring Western belief in the inferiority of knowledge production specific to different cultures, says David Simon
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Charitable giving to US universities fell slightly last year
Annual survey attributes decline to pandemic and large Bloomberg donation the previous year, but says Black Lives Matter movement ‘likely played a positive role’ in philanthropy
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UK could lose 57 per cent of EU student numbers, says DfE study
Government finally publishes modelling that estimates loss of £63 million for UK universities from drop in enrolment of new EU students
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New OfS chair Lord Wharton must resign Tory whip, says Labour
Appointment of former Conservative MP as chair of English higher education regulator ‘adds to catalogue of cronyism’
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Want to be an innovation hot spot? Don’t copy Silicon Valley
Toronto professor offers path to ‘innovation in real places’, arguing that prestige research universities aren’t that important
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US academics hit out at ‘erosion of tenure system’
Universities and colleges are violating own policies to fire tenured faculty because of Covid-related financial troubles
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Universities need to realise they’re in the service industry
An ideological gap has grown, where some universities have different ideas to students about the concept of a university, says Steve Davies
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UK overseas master’s enrolments shot up in year before pandemic
Trend could be linked to boost in demand from India, data suggest
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Imposing an antisemitism definition on academics undermines freedom
Fighting discrimination is a must, but the IHRA document undermines that fight and threatens free speech, says Hagit Borer
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Minister: strip degree powers if graduate employment falls short
Gavin Williamson tells English regulator it ‘should not hesitate’ to issue fines if planned absolute baselines are not met
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Elite scientists increase stranglehold on academic publishing
Growth in collaboration and larger teams could mean that PIs and senior researchers reap citation rewards
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Fury at two-track plan for International Baccalaureate assessment
Students say it is unfair to award some students their grades through exams, while others will be awarded through teacher assessment
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The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness, by Mark Solms
Anil Seth has mixed feelings about an ambitious study of consciousness that draws extensively on psychoanalysis
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How academia shunned the science behind the Covid vaccine
Katalin Karikó’s struggle with mRNA gives universities mandate – if they want – to tackle persistent barriers
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Racism victims ‘struggle to access mental health support’
Study warns lack of ethnic minority representation among counselling staff could lead to problems being dismissed