Legitimising Ariel University further marginalises Palestinian rights
The US’ announcement that it now regards Israeli settlements as consistent with international law does not make them so, say eight senior academics
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University of Queensland abandons coronavirus vaccine
Australian trials cancelled over interference with HIV tests
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Science Fictions: Exposing Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype in Science, by Stuart Ritchie
David A. Sanders enjoys a clear and comprehensive, if flawed, study of where science is going wrong and how to put it right
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Leave the old tunes behind
The pandemic has hit university finances, and further challenges lie ahead. But the case for supporting higher education and research is overwhelming
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Johns Hopkins slave-holding discovery rewrites university history
Top US institution faces painful reversal after long claiming abolitionist origins
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Interview with Nandini Sundar
Sociologist who has shone light on some of India’s most oppressed people explains why she keeps up the good fight
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Teaching intelligence: peer observation is valuable, even online
Anna McKie hears from three experts about using peer observation to improve teaching and how it can still be applied while teaching online
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Luke Hodgkin, 1938-2020
Son of Nobel laureate and radical historian who forged his own path as a mathematician and activist remembered
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Men ‘worse at coping with disruption to research’ during pandemic
Male PhD students reporting higher levels of psychological distress than women, survey says
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‘Forty English universities in cash trouble’ as pandemic bites
Covid crisis brings lending and accounts worries for universities
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Going global needn’t mean racking up air miles, universities told
Professor calls on sector to embrace virtual connections and challenge international academic identity
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The week in higher education – 10 December 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Will Covid-19 cure the two-body problem?
Academics have long grappled with the strains that job scarcity and the mobility imperative impose on their families. But might the experience of mass remote working finally offer a viable solution,...
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The long road to decolonisation still has miles to travel
The impact of the Black Lives Matter movement has raised urgent issues for universities about who should be taught what – and how. After 40 years of pushing to widen the range of voices taught on...
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Give postgraduate scholarships to those who need them most
Distributing financial aid based on identity or academic attainment leaves many poor people excluded from the academy, says Ryan Coogan