A People’s Tragedy: Studies in Reformation, by Eamon Duffy
Ann Hughes enjoys a set of sharp, wide-ranging essays by a historian who revolutionised our understanding of early modern Europe

Ann Hughes enjoys a set of sharp, wide-ranging essays by a historian who revolutionised our understanding of early modern Europe

Delay in naming top higher education official taken as inauspicious
GAO cites 17 cases where former for-profit leaders retained key controls

Vice-chancellors say they are considering what to do if members of their community refuse Covid-19 inoculation

THE analysis finds that UK and Canadian systems are also among most prestigious, while Australian universities are losing international stature

British oncologist announces departure from Sydney institution, citing family pressures

Academics debate how best to test students’ learning at a distance and reduce cheating: remote invigilation or exercises that ask students to apply their knowledge

Ambiguous status of postgraduate research students in lockdown has underlined why they should be treated as staff, says Rebecca Teague

Despite the strong rhetoric currently en vogue, an end to lectures entirely would be an intellectual loss, says Seán Williams

Full impact of pandemic on Office of the Independent Adjudicator caseload may yet emerge

Union describes proposed salary freeze as an ‘insult’ but universities point to financial woes

International student flows kept on drip feed as politics, fear and logistics trump large-scale influxes

OfS head warns that pandemic uplift must not ‘bake in’ further grade inflation over longer term

The never-ending checklist of skills required by academia means careers advice is rarely consistent, says Maarten van Smeden

Online teaching has allowed less-confident students, so often female, to create for themselves a space in which to speak, says Madeleine Davies