The SDGs have become a rallying point for students and staff
Universities’ reputations will increasingly be driven by their work related to sustainable development, says Stuart McCutcheon
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Boston University admits classrooms may stay empty in autumn
US university eyes overhauled residential experience for the autumn, possible wait until 2021
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China moves to smooth relations with African students
Videos showing minorities being targeted in Guangzhou’s coronavirus crackdown have caused a diplomatic row
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Lockdown sparks academic interest in PAW Patrol
Coronavirus-enforced lockdown is leading to some unexpected scholarly analysis of Ryder and his team of pups
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Covid-19: universities treating staff in ‘vastly different ways’
Some institutions have made serious efforts to protect staff welfare during the Covid-19 crisis, while others have implemented – or said they plan to implement – job and pay cuts
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Student feedback should change forever after Covid-19
Switching towards peer-to-peer assessment makes sense for distance learning but a longer-term transformation would benefit students, says David Carless
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Plague historian: ‘there are precedents for what seems unprecedented’
Looking at past crises can help us come to terms with our own, argues scholar of plague that ravaged 18th-century Prague
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College Board preparing home version of admissions test
Maker concedes that SAT, already controversial, could grow even more inequitable
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Let's rethink how we look at impact and research
Impact and engagement should be built into the design of academic work, says Matthew Davies
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What social science can offer us in a time of Covid-19
Katie Metzler would like to see the different disciplines become more than the sum of their parts
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OfS subjective fines proposal could cause legal disputes for the sector
The approach to monetary penalties proposed by the UK’s Office for Students risks penalising well-run universities disproportionately, argues Martin Vincent
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US universities working out how best to aid local communities
Institutions face both praise and criticism while seeking a proper balance, with the University of Chicago contributing a multimillion-dollar package that includes free meals and cash grants
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Cut pay for the greater good, Australian academics asked
Union members mount fightback as their leadership countenances pay cuts
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Coronavirus cosmology: black hole hunters turn virus trackers
Astrophysicists’ data analysis and precision measurement expertise harnessed to combat pandemic
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THE Impact Rankings 2020 by SDG: partnerships for the goals (SDG 17) methodology
Browse the full Impact Rankings 2020 results This ranking looks at the broader ways in which universities support the SDGs through collaboration with other countries, the promotion of best practices...