Set aside international student revenue ‘to support well-being’
Foreign student flows will bounce back even better, Australian strategist says, and sector should put profits aside to help visitors in need
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Korean medical exam crisis sparks fears of doctor shortage
Vast majority of final-year students fail to take test to qualify as physicians
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Academics back refusing funding over human rights concerns
Survey finds one in five scholars self-censored their teaching when students from autocratic states were in their class
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V-cs back ‘post-qualification offers’ admissions system for UK
Vice-chancellors say confirming offers after results day would increase ‘fairness for applicants’, with switch proposed for 2023
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Three priorities that helped new dean take the lead in lockdown
Amid the pandemic shutdown, Bashir M. Al-Hashimi took the reins of a faculty at King’s College London. He shares his key lessons in how to quickly settle in with a remote team
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Universities should take their staff’s psychological pulse during lockdowns
The experience of Monash University suggests that staff members’ greatest mental health needs are not necessarily obvious, says Kim Cornish
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Role models and career support ‘key to keeping women in science’
Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science
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‘Oversight needed’ so AI can be used for good in Asia-Pacific
Academics urge governments to set up frameworks for ethical use of technology and reaffirm the need for greater multidisciplinarity
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Universities ‘must change’ amid pandemic restlessness
Pre-crisis gripes must be addressed as sector yearns for a more understanding community
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Anger as UKRI rules out blanket funding extension for PhDs
Extra funding will be prioritised for those in final year or those with ongoing support needs, with other students urged to adapt their projects to existing deadlines
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Universities told to resist ‘creeping securitisation’ of fieldwork
Academic says some safety requirements increase risk to researchers and encourages institutions to take flexible, academic-led approach
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There’s still a lot of work to be done
In the post-Trump, pandemic era, universities must redouble efforts to change the narrative, win back public trust and help heal divided societies
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Teaching intelligence: infusing sustainability into a curriculum
How can universities ensure that students learn vital lessons in sustainability in all their courses? Anna McKie talks to three leaders who have already done so
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Don Porter, 1938-2020
Tributes paid to ‘an extremely significant figure’ in the assessment of academic English