Imperial puts more teaching online as Omicron spreads on campuses
Oxford reports 33 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases in a week, with many of them the new variant
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Leeds vice-chancellor Simone Buitendijk to step down
Union welcomes departure of former Imperial vice-provost, who will ‘seek new leadership opportunities’ in sector
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Medicine Nobel awarded to mRNA Covid vaccine pioneers
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman’s research led to jabs that ‘saved millions of lives and prevented disease in many more’, says award panel
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Knowledge Exchange Framework 2023: sector spinouts worth billions
Latest KEF data reveals how Oxbridge offshoots turnover more than £40 million annually on average with impressive results found elsewhere in sector
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OECD chief warns green skills revolution might entrench inequality
Upskiling staff to thrive in clean-energy industries could mostly benefit graduates and high-skill workers, Andreas Schleicher tells conference
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How to be happy in academia
Academia is often depicted as a calling, but for those who heed it, the joy of doing something they love is often crushed by heavy teaching and admin loads and an unceasing pressure to make a ‘...
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Tshilidzi Marwala on tackling society’s issues with AI
The former vice-chancellor of the University of Johannesburg on the complexities of leading an institution in Africa
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Imperial tutorial
Imperial College London has launched an online mathematics A-level tutor designed to bridge the gap between school and university study. Metric will offer strong students self-test exercises, online...
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Imperial measures
Imperial "look, no comma" College London this week launched its new brand identity with an outline of its characteristics. It states that Imperial's personality is "authoritative, not dictatorial"...
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Imperial is untouchable
Research ratings of British chemical engineering departments compiled by academics in the United States show that Imperial College, London, has maintained a stranglehold on the top position for the...
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End ‘witch-hunt’ against v-cs over high pay, says report
Hepi author warns of ‘dangerous’ pressure to reduce leaders’ salaries in reaction to attention from the media and politicians
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Imperial head: no more ‘dull lectures in crowded auditoriums’
Alice Gast says the pandemic has shown the need for crucial changes in universities
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Go now, Imperial staff tell Gast after bullying report published
No confidence motion also calls for radical overhaul of university’s governance
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Ecosystem engineering holds key to reversing climate catastrophe
Remodelling engineering degrees to include rewilding and ecological restoration would benefit students, society and the planet, says Paul Jepson
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‘No regrets’ over Covid scepticism, says Nobelist Michael Levitt
Stanford University chemist unrepentant about his contrarianism during the pandemic despite some of his bold predictions proving incorrect