Wales promises ‘robust’ assessment after cancelling 2021 A levels
Minister says she has consulted with universities across the UK on the decision
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Academic Reputation Survey 2021 now open
Data from annual survey will inform the 2022 World University Rankings
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Blunkett: business schools could have tried to fix test and trace
Former education secretary says business schools must work harder to demonstrate their relevance
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Free college jostles for Biden priority as Senate talks loom
Democrat boost in and around university campuses may help deliver on tuition-free promise
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Wide gulf on industry income among countries
Data from THE World University Rankings suggest universities in Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland get far more per academic
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UK’s 600K overseas student target ‘still achievable’
New ‘international education champion’ predicts numbers will continue to grow despite Covid and Brexit, but modes of delivery will alter
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Fact and fiction blurred by pandemic jargon
Linguistic framing of coronavirus on campus by management has dodged a proper assessment of risks to students and staff, writes a UK academic
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Poor preparation ‘mars overseas learning stints’
Australian study-abroad alumni mull improvements as ‘enforced immobility’ leaves mobility programmes in limbo
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Biden presidency tipped to aid US-China academic cooperation
But it’s important for universities and scholars to continue pursuing links as ‘tensions’ will remain, says Harvard academic
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Blacklist journals that keep research locked up, says Schmidt
Covid is no reason to ease off on demands for open knowledge, Australian forum hears
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What are you reading? – November 2020
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Ucas offers post-qualification applications and January term start
Alternative option proposed by UK admissions service would see students applying before receiving results but selecting preferred choice afterwards
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US bids to rejuvenate credit transfer as cost-saving tactic
States pursuing new models to overcome old institutional objections
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Business schools squeezed for more cash despite enrolment woes
Parent institutions have increased their share of business school earnings, but external circumstances are putting pressure on that model
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Is ‘Covid-secure’ teaching really best for student well-being?
Scientists say pandemic-related restrictions call into question Westminster government’s claim that face-to-face tuition is vital for mental health