The best research strategy is to trim the strategy
Canada’s excess of directive funding programmes risks hobbling scientific imagination and progress, says Jim Woodgett
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Australia maintains coronavirus travel ban
Situation will be reviewed again ‘towards the end of the week’, education minister to tell conference
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Universities tell charred Australia: ‘We’re here to help’
Don’t overlook universities’ warnings or their contribution to disaster prevention and mitigation, representative body tells government
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10 common college interview questions (and how to answer them)
Ensure that you are ready to answer these 10 common university interview questions with this helpful guide
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Australia should not relax its China travel ban
The financial urge to allow Chinese students to begin the new university year must not trump public health concerns, says Salvatore Babones
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Scientists split as Europe paves way for ‘Cern of AI’
Brussels wants to create centre hosting ‘the best talents in the field’, but some researchers doubt that a single organisation can tackle all the challenges
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Call to create Europe-inspired African Research Council
Leading university networks in Africa and Europe say a body based on the European Research Council is needed to boost African research
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Canada found lacking in battling campus sexual assault
Years into the MeToo era, half of nation’s provinces lack campus-specific policy
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Jobs set to go as business school ‘disestablishes’ professoriate
University of Salford says ‘consultation is ongoing’ with eight professors in its business school as ‘newly focused research strategy’ is implemented
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Are you writing a grant application or announcing the Second Coming?
Impersonating the Messiah is apparently a necessity for funding success – but it’s hell, says Piers Kelly
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USS whistleblower ‘breached confidence’ by talking to press
Leaked summary of report into Jane Hutton’s conduct on USS board says speaking to media ‘by no means a proportionate response’ when regulators were still investigating concerns
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Bloomberg offers Democrats common ground on college costs
Billionaire’s detailed plan affirms broad party unity on key Trump vulnerability
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Cheats ‘exploiting false sense of security’ in exams
Australian study warns against jettisoning essays in favour of invigilated assessments
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‘Stand-off’ as both sides dig in for UK sector strikes
Union and employers refuse to make further concessions as 14 days of industrial action continue at 74 universities
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China’s universities have been at the centre of its #MeToo movement
Student protests have won victories since the movement began two years ago, but big changes must be made to protect women’s rights in China, says Lü Pin