Will the coronavirus make online education go viral?
The sudden closure of university campuses across China and elsewhere has necessitated the virtual delivery of vast numbers of courses. And while there have been inevitable teething problems,...
The sudden closure of university campuses across China and elsewhere has necessitated the virtual delivery of vast numbers of courses. And while there have been inevitable teething problems,...
Current remedies are not enough. Publishers, editors and referees must do more to eliminate lurking biases, say Melinda Duer and Athene Donald
Politicians seeking to quell discontent about inequality and pre-empt populists could turn on elite institutions, observers predict
Book of the week: Richard Joyner praises a bold attempt to get to grips with ‘science denial’
Six academics share their experiences before delivering a verdict on the system
UK-educated political scientist Sedat Laçiner was sentenced after spending 26 months in pretrial custody
Stephen Hawking’s enormous achievements in science and communication are a manifestation of amazing willpower and determination, says the astronomer royal
A badly understood notion of risk has created a fake crisis in university pensions that will devastate academia, argues Dennis Leech
With about one-third of Earth’s 7 billion inhabitants on a social network, it is an inevitable part of scholars’ lives. While many academics find Twitter and Facebook useful means of disseminating...
Ellie Bothwell looks at the potential impact of Justin Trudeau’s election on the higher education system
How do you defeat Nazis and liars? Focus on the people in earshot, says eminent Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt
Former education minister speaks out on vice-chancellors’ pay, ‘summer holidays’ and academics’ workloads
Academic work is typically all-consuming, but some scholars still manage to combine some eye-catching sidelines with their day jobs. Here, five tell their stories