Universities offered reprieve in pandemic book licensing battle
New intervention by the Copyright Licensing Agency may offer hope to universities struggling to access essential texts
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The ICE decision is a fundamental affront to international students
Legal challenges may succeed, but US universities must plan how to maintain physical classes come what may to avoid mass deportations, says Brian Wong
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USS warns of ‘sharp’ increase in costs as virus inflates deficit
UK higher education’s biggest pension fund says Covid-related uncertainty on financial markets added £7 billion to shortfall in space of two months
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Covid-19 has ravaged the USS’ ability to meet its promises
If universities don’t commit to underwriting a riskier investment strategy, pension contributions will have to rise sharply, says Bill Galvin
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Coronavirus pandemic spawns a poachers’ picnic Down Under
No longer able to recruit from overseas, some colleges pay ‘extortionate’ commissions to recruit from their competitors
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Universities enlisted to help theatres and museums bounce back
A new research project will draw on academic expertise to ‘reset and reimagine’ cultural life in the UK
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Call for regional scientific advisers to boost local engagement
Local advisers may be outcome of new UCL-led project to improve academic-policy ties in England
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Universities must collaborate to better inform public policy
Covid-19 has underlined the need for more coordinated and comprehensive engagement with policymakers, say David Price, Sarah Chaytor and Andrew Wathey
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Free university tuition for EU students in Scotland to end
New recruits from bloc will pay same fees as other international learners from September 2021 onwards
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THE Impact Rankings 2020: universities play key role in pandemic recovery
Universities' impact on local communities is vital to strengthen society, writes Ellie Bothwell
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UK universities’ international fee income could halve, v-c warns
Aston head Alec Cameron says 50 per cent fall in overseas enrolment revenue is ‘not pessimistic’
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Higher education playing at fast-forward
The pandemic is accelerating debates about fundamental issues that universities cannot brush aside if they are to keep politicians and the public on their side
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Tories ‘tear up’ English target for half of young to enter HE
Education secretary signals rebalancing towards further education in England after shift in nature of Tory electoral support
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THE Impact Rankings 2020 – digital edition
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are our guide for these rankings, and this year we have expanded our analysis to include all 17 SDGs
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Pandemic! Covid-19 Shakes the World, by Slavoj Žižek
David Gunkel enjoys a stimulating polemic about why we need to reflect on what ‘getting back to normal’ means in the wake of the coronavirus crisis