Lockdown led to ‘more polarised’ working hours for UK researchers
Many early career researchers saw their working hours fall, but one in nine scientists worked 60 hours a week, says Vitae study
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Universities ‘demand autonomy but overlook partners’ subservience’
Be more candid about the nature of your foreign collaborations and think about your own moral responsibilities, Australian parliamentarians warn universities
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China bans supervisors from treating students as ‘cheap labour’
Students and academics doubt government directive will shift long-standing power dynamic
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Don’t go to UK for bachelor’s degree, ambassador tells Romanians
Andrew Noble says students should study locally at undergraduate level and then travel to Britain for postgraduate courses
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UCU threatens wider industrial action in bid to force move online
Unrest over return of face-to-face teaching on UK campuses pushes staff-management relations to breaking point
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Teaching intelligence: how to ensure assessment isn’t overlooked
Why assessment should not be an afterthought in the teaching process − and how to make sure it serves students as well as possible
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Universities’ Soviet-style bullshit is not an antidote to Covid’s grim reality
Living in a parallel universe of perfect systems and obedient citizens could blow up in vice-chancellors’ faces like Chernobyl, warns Craig Brandist
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Whistleblowers reject Murdoch claims over recruitment exoneration
V-c says university’s in-house ‘assurance and enhancement’ led to identification and resolution of international flaws
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Covid-19: UK confirms 9,000 student cases in past week
Universities minister Michelle Donelan says outbreaks confirmed on 68 campuses
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What are you reading? – October 2020
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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US colleges cancel diversity programmes following Trump’s order
Institutions have begun cancelling diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in response to an executive order, but critics say it amounts to censorship
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Call to protect academic freedom in overseas partnerships
New code of conduct says universities should adopt procedures for confidential reporting of threats to freedom and safety as a result of international collaboration
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Auction theory trailblazers win Nobel prize for economics
Stanford University professors whose ideas have been used for multibillion-dollar telecoms auctions take this year’s award
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New Zealand borders inch open to international students
Wellington to allow overseas learners back earlier than expected, but only a select few will qualify
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Doubts remain on UK overseas recruitment despite ‘positive’ signs
Students have been arriving from key markets such as China and India, but flexible start dates mean final numbers are a long way from certain