The week in higher education – 27 October 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Thrift: ‘supersized’ research universities hurt by student focus
Ex-Warwick vice-chancellor says ‘maybe 40’ institutions conduct best of UK’s research and suggests select few should become postgraduate-only
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US eyes new role for research funding in diplomacy
Biden team suggests following lead of China and Europe and putting science dollars in the hands of its diplomats to secure geopolitical benefits
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Interview with Vicky Avery
Drug discoverer talks about her caravan childhood, her frustration with process inefficiencies and why researchers need to understand the business side
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Class? Gender? No, ‘impostor syndrome’ is shaped by your parents
PhD students with encouraging mums and dads less likely to be plagued by feelings of inferiority, survey suggests
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Will the infamous masturbation paper increase ethical oversight?
Many reacted to Karl Andersson’s autoethnography on cartoon child porn by asking how it could have been allowed to go ahead. But amid doubts about who it harmed and ongoing concerns about research...
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Teaching awards are for losers
Handing out glitzy prizes is a cheaper way of shoring up morale than paying people better, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Braverman’s home secretary return brings UK sector ‘groans’
Suella Braverman raised concerns about international students during her previous time in the role
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Has the bubble burst on edtech’s rapid expansion?
Financial difficulties faced by major players like FutureLearn show Mooc market ‘appears to be on a drastic downturn’
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‘Make or break’ for UK union with academics ‘at end of tether’
Walkouts set to hit 150 universities but experts unconvinced action will lead to breakthrough on pay
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Universities decline to cash in on Australian fee hikes
While students with deferred loans are insensitive to price signals, new study suggests that universities are just as unresponsive
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New effort to prepare would-be presidents for college leadership
After watching colleagues flee the job, head of Endicott College decides it’s time to tell candidates what the job is really like
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Let’s beef up US post-tenure review – especially for football coaches
If we tenured professors do not hold ourselves to agreed standards, we will find ourselves being refereed by demagogues, says Robert Zaretsky
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US scientists wary of author publication fees under Biden order
Following order of 2025 deadline for taxpayer-funded science to be made freely available to the public, major scientific society warns of costs, especially for women and youth