Are universities spending enough on cybersecurity?
Some data suggest institutions are devoting little to their defences and, as attacks become routine, experts say that open, decentralised universities are vulnerable
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South Korea sets 25 per cent target for female professors
Academic questions whether quotas are the best way to move towards equality
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To address diversity, let’s discard reference letters
Academic endorsements cast little light while entrenching privilege, says Vincent Hiribarren
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Universities seek ‘urgent clarification’ on A-level ‘triple lock’
Last-minute change to policy in England means appeals over calculated grades could be based on mock exam results
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Australian students to lose funding if they fail too many modules
Hidden surprises in planned legislation giving effect to funding reforms
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Will Covid kill off the teaching-research employment model?
Fewer casual staff and burdens of increased online teaching leave academics struggling with mounting workload and place question mark over future of traditional contractual arrangements
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US universities cut fees as students show reluctance to return
Institutions defend value of online education despite reduction in charges
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First-in-family students ‘more likely to drop out’ of university
They are also less likely than students with graduate parents to go to an ‘elite’ institution
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Starmer warns of ‘robbed generation’ as poll reveals grading fears
Labour leader’s call for rethink on moderation coincides with survey that suggests one in three applicants fear they are less likely to get into first-choice university
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Prejudice against online learning is forcing US campuses to reopen
Universities and colleges are having to promise physical classes to protect enrolments, says Joseph Guarneri
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Reorient reward systems to account for Covid, say scientists
Early-career and female researchers experience the greatest mental health toll, Australian surveys find
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Call for rest of UK to follow Scotland and scrap moderated grades
Scottish government says all downgraded Scottish Highers results will be withdrawn, prompting campaigns for same approach on A levels
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Agents expect US and Australia to cede global enrolments to UK
High levels of ‘undecided’ students bode well for northern hemisphere enrolments
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Asian students ‘more aggrieved’ by A-level cancellation
Poll reveals ethnic minority students also less satisfied with assistance provided by UK schools in pandemic
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Ottoline Leyser: ‘I’m not going to pussyfoot about’
New UKRI chief executive tells THE she hopes to shift science incentives away from the model of an ‘Einstein figure’ lone genius