Australia says farewell to HE policy powerhouse
The influence of Denise Bradley, an ‘intellectually courageous’ policy powerhouse, was steeped in personal experience
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Licence to ‘remix’ research alarms humanities scholars
Concerns raised over proposed UK open access rules that would require researchers to surrender copyright
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Educating despite the Covid-19 outbreak: lessons from Singapore
Taking all large classes online quickly required clear communication and a whole university approach, says May Lim
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We’re an academic couple juggling lecturing from home and childcare
Having a colleague in the house is good to bounce ideas off of, but who will stay on top of the potty training? Theresa Mercer and Andrew Kythreotis share their experience of working from home during...
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The immeasurable value of universities
The coronavirus pandemic and the efforts being taken to tackle it could spark a wider reassessment of higher education’s vital role in society
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Early Modern English Noblewomen and Self-Starvation: The Skull Beneath the Skin, by Sasha Garwood
Lisa Hopkins considers how Tudor princesses severely limited their food intake as a way of asserting their status
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The Grace of the Italian Renaissance, by Ita Mac Carthy
James Stevens Curl considers the elusive notion of ‘grace’ and how it impregnated the art of the Renaissance and beyond
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The Empowered University: Shared Leadership, Culture Change, and Academic Success, by Freeman A. Hrabowski III et al
David Wheeler learns the lessons of a charismatic university president’s success
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Democracy without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society, by Victor Pickard
Suzanne Franks on what the decline of traditional media means for our ability to hold power to account
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Coronavirus: emergency research funds required, warns Russell Group
As UK research laboratories close, research-intensive universities call for extra funds to cover cost of disruption to science
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The World According to Physics, by Jim Al-Khalili
Book of the week: Tara Shears enjoys an impassioned hymn to the vocation and insights of the physicist
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Coronavirus could be ‘make or break’ for universities’ finances
Pandemic may tip some institutions ‘over the edge’ financially, but others may be able to capitalise on increasing numbers of people ‘at home with a lot of extra time on their hands’
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Australia and NZ travel bans ‘hamper coronavirus research’
Exclusion of non-nationals could close the door to vital expertise, governments warned
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What are you reading? – 19 March 2020
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Schools shutdown creates UK university admissions uncertainty
UUK says students ‘should not lose out on opportunity to go to university’ after exams cancelled