Oxford vaccine success is ‘wider win for academic science’
Comparisons with big pharma distract from ‘amazing’ achievement that will lead to long-term dividends for science, say experts
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Stagger student return to campus in January, says Labour Party
Phased return to campus and more clarity on rules for returning international students are needed, says the UK opposition
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Nature’s OA fee seems outrageously high – but many will pay it
Academics remain wedded to prestige indicators, but peer reviewers may conclude that the journal is profiteering, says Dorothy Bishop
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Malaysian universities given funds to ‘weather the pandemic’
Budget, seen as ‘remarkable commitment’ to education, could be leveraged to improve IT and teaching quality
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Not Even Past: The Stories We Keep Telling about the Civil War, by Cody Marrs
Catherine Clinton enjoys a rich analysis of how the echoes of America’s bloodiest war still resound today
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Vanessa Redgrave and Hilary Mantel slam Roehampton arts cuts
High-profile figures criticise university’s plans for large cuts to arts and humanities, which it says are necessary because of the pandemic and low student numbers
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Are open letters an appropriate channel for scientific debate?
As a Stanford professor attacks scientific petitions, co-creators of open letters on both sides of Covid debate explain why they matter
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Controversial new research law disappoints French universities
The government points to a decade of funding guarantees, but critics have taken aim at draconian punishments for campus protests and the rushed scrapping of a PhD vetting body
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Roehampton arts cuts will damage reputation and cultural diversity
An open letter from cultural figures and academics to the University of Roehampton’s vice-chancellor and council members
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Real-terms English HE funding ‘down 9 per cent since 2012’
Institute for Fiscal Studies report shows frozen fee cap beginning to bite
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For maximum impact, universities must play to their strengths
The ‘Tasmania Model’ of addressing social need offers lessons for the wider sector, say Rufus Black and Nick Fowler
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Physicists break new ground by getting back to the kitchen
Vital lessons can be learned from beer, bread and even batter, scientists say
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Covid, funding reforms will ‘force differentiation in Australia’
Change may come from unexpected quarters, analysts warn, as crisis and Canberra upset the apple cart
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Tacking climate change demands superheated university collaboration
With global warming a priority for the next US president, the International Universities Climate Alliance can lead the academic response, says Ian Jacobs
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South Korea launches Covid crackdown before entrance exam
Experts say the crisis should have been used as a good opportunity to rethink a notoriously stressful assessment system