The Chair: is Netflix show too painful for academics to watch?
Scholars offer a range of views on the popular and much-anticipated Netflix series
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Interdisciplinarity is not about the humanities aping the sciences
Uncritical and misinformed imitation of physics or biology is a misconception of collaboration, says Harvey J. Graff
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Do you feel safe returning to campus? Take our survey
As many universities resume in-person teaching on a larger scale, we aim to find out whether staff feel adequate steps have been taken to protect their welfare
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Amherst students protest against ‘restrictive’ Covid protocols
Students prohibited from visiting off-campus restaurants and bars, and must wear masks indoors and outdoors
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The Future Is Feminine: Capitalism and the Masculine Disorder, by Ciara Cremin
Georgina Murray applauds a bold attempt to put gender at the heart of a wider political critique
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World Academic Summit: ‘same contrarian nonsense’ on Covid and climate change
People will always ‘come up with the same bullshit’ to support anti-science agendas, says Nasa scientist
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Universities Superannuation Scheme backs pension benefit cuts
Fund’s embrace of employer-led reforms averts massive hikes in contributions
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Students ‘need to rebuild confidence’ after ‘fake grades’ jibes
Interim report from Student Futures Commission spotlights priority areas for universities in wake of pandemic
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Time to end era of lost academic talks, says edtech founder
Edtech entrepreneurs, including Mendeley founder, have launched a new platform to share noteworthy online academic seminars
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We need authoritarian-proof higher education models
Following the military coup, Burmese faculty and students fear annihilation of a budding modern higher education system, says Kyaw Moe Tun
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Australian sexual abuse survey ‘more robust’
Methodological issues in 2016 study will be addressed, representative body says
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End ‘panic and forget’ cycle of basic research, says virologist
Author of ‘sleeping beauty’ coronavirus paper says her experience is ‘incredibly strong’ argument for funding basic science
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UK universities’ withdrawal from teacher training would be a disaster
A deeply flawed government consultation on ITT risks precipitating teacher shortages and undermining university research, says Ems Lord
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Want better student engagement? Turn your course into a game
Gamification is not a magic bullet and it will not magically make the most boring task exciting, but it can be a catalyst for change
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The integrity arms race is expensive and unsustainable
Awareness campaigns and reconfigured assessments are key to reining in cheating, says Ashley Norris