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
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Australia shelves plan to fly in international students
Trial flights of overseas students taken off the table, as safe haven visas for Hong Kong students herald more tension with China
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Interview with Hannah Mumby
The elephant expert discusses why her research subjects aren’t as different to humans as we might think
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Justin Champion, 1960-2020
Tributes paid to a scholar ‘ahead of his time’ in showing how history can ‘mobilise, empower and engage a wider public’
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Professor: challenge China on policy efficacy, not human rights
Chinese studies expert says scholars should focus on describing and analysing events in Xinjiang rather than political activism
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Bonfire of casual contracts ‘a huge setback’ for racial equality
Across leading higher education sectors, black and ethnic minority academics are more likely to be in the insecure roles being targeted by coronavirus-triggered saving programmes
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Revealed: the most overused pop culture references in academia
Shakespeare, the Beatles and Tina Turner are often referenced in the titles of academic literature, study finds
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The week in higher education – 9 July 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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9 July 2020 digital edition
Blown off course: Women in Asia’s academy fear lockdowns will halt hard-won advances
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Can women break through Asian universities’ ‘net ceiling’?
Female representation in Asian academia’s senior ranks is low by international standards. There are some encouraging signs that the situation is being addressed, but might the disproportionate effect...
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‘Each scientist must stand up, at all costs, for the truth’
It is those who commit research misconduct – not those who expose them – that damage science, according to David Sanders. But while the biologist has embraced the role of data detective thrust upon...
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Universities can be midwife to a post-pandemic education renaissance
Steering the innovation currently taking place in educational institutions could have major long-term benefits, says Fernando Reimers
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University of California appoints first black president
Former Ohio State president pledges focus on pandemic, race and environment
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University barred from appealing ‘publish or perish’ ruling
Australian decision a reminder that universities cannot impose unrealistic research requirements, academic union says