Zero tolerance warnings and legalistic responses won’t stem sexual assault
Victims need the certainty that worries and complaints will be listened to and that investigations will be fair-minded, says Owen Bubbers-Jones
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AI is much more of an opportunity than a threat to universities
AI will make courses cheaper to deliver, more professionally relevant and more pedagogically effective, says Max Lu
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Hope in short supply as election looms
Universities are in a funding cul-de-sac, blocked in by negative rhetoric about their role and value. Will a likely change of government provide a way out?
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Calling out microaggressions on campus should start at the top
Promoting awareness of the impact words can have on others will create a psychologically safe space where staff, students can thrive, says Melissa Carr
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Open access rules for trade books would hit HE impact and reputation
Requiring OA publication would have left bookshops’ history sections narrower in scope and the preserve of a select few authors, says Rory Cormac
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Statements on public comment would help leaders navigate fraught issues
Codifications of how university missions preclude institutional positions would guide expectations and responses, says Paul Gooch
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Forget book deals if REF open access rules proceed, warn scholars
Researchers say precariously employed academics will lose out if universities are required to stump up fees for open access
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Courting controversy
As battles over industrial relations and identity politics rage, higher education’s fault lines are increasingly a matter for the courts. Is anyone winning?
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Tardy interview expense repayments are limiting postdocs’ job chances
Upfront costs can run into thousands of pounds, so speedy repayment is vital for equal access to permanent employment, says Eleanor Palser
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Spending six months on a failed grant bid is too much. Things must change
UK research funding urgently needs to become less onerous and less unfair if we don’t want applicants to simply give up, says Melvyn Smith
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Predicted grades erode equity. The UK should reconsider abolishing them
We must research the impact of predicted grades on students’ well-being and learning behaviour at a critical stage in their education, says Luke Ellmers
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Professor sacked by Max Planck Society over Israel comments
Supporters of Ghassan Hage claim his dismissal follows a ‘smear campaign’ responding to his condemnation of ‘war crimes’ in Palestinian territories
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Gay resignation must prompt reform of US university codes of conduct
Codes’ vague, narrow and toothless provisions are failing to promote the safety and well-being of all university community members, says Richard Joseph
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The Netherlands’ new science policy is unevidenced, undebated and risky
Previous output is by far the best predictor of future success, but has become far less important for Dutch funding allocation, says Raymond Poot
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University leaders have a responsibility to speak out
Leaders should model thoughtful, respectful disagreement and bridge divisions in ideologies, say Teresa Valerio Parrot and Ali Lincoln