Academic calls for press boycott over cancellation of Thai book
National University of Singapore Press criticised over decision to scrap publication of title critical of country’s rulers
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Positives and pitfalls: what is good leadership in a crisis?
Based on interviews with university presidents over the past year, Jon McNaughtan identifies three areas that all campus leaders should focus on during any crisis
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It’s time for ECP development programmes to think outside the box
Exceptional times require a more proactive and holistic approach to designing programmes for early career professionals, says Stephane Shepherd
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Minimum entry bar for English HE ‘would level down opportunity’
Revival of plan to restrict numbers via minimum grade requirement raises concerns over impact on poorest
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International students are celebrating Trump’s exit
Biden must unravel the whole sordid mass of restrictive laws and venomous vitriol that drove down overseas enrolments, says Aditya Sharma
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Short summer admissions process ‘feasible’ for UK, ministers say
Option is put forward alongside post-qualification offers as one of two potential reforms
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Strive on to finish the work to bind up the nation’s wounds
Universities have developed a Covid vaccine; helping to restore economic purpose to hollowed-out regions like the US Midwest is no less urgent
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Universities can request ‘emergency’ extensions to REF deadline
No national delay to UK research audit, but Research England to consider granting more time for universities in emergency circumstances
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The Political Portrait, edited by Luciano Cheles and Alessandro Giacone
Darren Lilleker enjoys a useful study of how leaders have tried to shape their public images
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Subject-level TEF scrapped and new grades to be created
Teaching excellence framework will also no longer be an annual exercise, with next assessment due to be published next year
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Ministers consider loan changes and minimum entry bar in England
Government’s ‘interim response’ to Augar review puts off big decisions but signals drive to lower costs of system
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Biden helps colleges with action on student loans and immigration
New president welcomed by higher education groups, but faces tough legislative hurdles
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Bonuses and rises boost v-c pay despite voluntary cuts for Covid
Accounts show two leaders departed roles with payments of almost £200,000 while others received inflation-busting uplifts to salaries
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Ministers ‘rebalance’ teaching grant in ‘interim’ Augar response
‘Final conclusion’ to review of post-18 education to come at spending review, as DfE heralds skills white paper, TEF review and admissions consultation
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Interview with Hazel Carby
The Yale professor talks about racism in post-war Britain, mixing the personal and the academic in her writing and her advice to her younger self