Many masters, few functionaries as professional ranks transform
Unpublished Australian data show that number of regular support staff positions has shrunk while executive roles have expanded massively
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Three universities unite for new bid to scale up Sheffield’s AMRC
Plan seems to unite various factions after acrimony, but could hinge on Whitehall’s post-Cummings appetite for research ‘levelling up’
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Students rage as China campus lockdowns drag on
Some students have been stuck on campus for months despite no local cases being reported
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Universal higher education is the key to combating misinformation
A high level of public information literacy will minimise the spread and influence of falsehood, says Tim Blackman
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Online learning exacerbates inequality in India
‘Technocratic’ solutions alone cannot solve a societal problem, expert says
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Australian universities entered pandemic on record reserves
Snowballing international earnings buttressed universities’ wealth ahead of this year’s crisis while relegating federal government to minority funder status
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Australia’s lockdown state unveils A$2 billion innovation fund
Victorian budget also confirms hardship packages for universities and foreign students and recovery strategy for international education
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Nature journals pilot payment for ‘editorial assessment’
Prestigious journal group seeks to spread cost of publishing across a greater number of authors than those accepted for publication
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One in five homeworking university staff ‘struggles to do job’
Some find it difficult to make decisions on their own off-campus, survey suggests
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UK v-cs ‘should take lead on tackling racial harassment’
Universities UK guidance says institutions must introduce training on concepts such as microaggressions and white privilege
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HE expansion critic ‘leads Treasury probe’ into university costs
Controversial Tory peer said to head Treasury committee, prompting concerns it could be eyeing funding and fee cuts
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US colleges need help, but Biden may not be able to deliver
Republican office holders will walk a fine line of supporting their local college while decrying higher education in general, says Anthony Carnevale
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Covid reaps empathy dividend Down Under
Pandemic hardship has helped make domestic students aware of their overseas peers, study finds
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Most returning students’ campuses to get pre-Christmas Covid tests
More than 100 universities sign up to take part in rapid testing programme, but plans for post-festive return yet to be set out
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Universities ‘failing to support’ mental health first aiders
Survey suggests most of those giving help to colleagues feel undervalued