Women of Ideas: Interviews from Philosophy Bites, edited by Suki Finn
Rebecca Buxton is thrilled by a rich and accessible collection that challenges the age-old assumption of male-dominated philosophy
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Stanford puts hold on degree of law student who mocked Capitol rioters
University retreats under pressure by pausing graduation plans for critic of pro-Trump insurrectionists
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Moving international education online ‘risky’
As Australian minister calls for an online shift to reach 10 million foreigners, insiders warn such offering wouldn’t meet students’ needs
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US-China tensions offer ‘opportunities’ for Australian universities
Geopolitical rivalry, security concerns and America’s ‘roaring 20s’ optimism generate R&D prospects down under, ambassador says
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Covid and geopolitical tensions ‘stem Asian brain drain’
Interplay of pandemic, geopolitics and demographics generating ‘significant movement in this part of the world’
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Is the future of history writing in the first person?
With history books increasingly including first-person, ‘confessional’ elements, authors explain why they take this approach, while other historians reflect on the dangers
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NIH backs pathway to expand research of psychedelic drugs
Promising studies in treating mental illness leave Collins eyeing expansion in politically sensitive area
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Let’s do away with pretence that researchers work eight-hour days
Major scientific breakthroughs require people to be in their labs well beyond nine to five, and we ought to acknowledge this openly, suggests Eneli Kindsiko
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Belarusian universities condemned for expelling protesters
As feared, the country’s universities are being used as a weapon to crush dissent against the regime, several academic organisations say
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Australian political parties duel on research commercialisation
Liberals go focus on undergraduates with collaboration push while Labor hawks reconstruction fund
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‘Governance of scientific advice’ key issue for next pandemic
Those who understand how their advice is likely to be implemented are more able to make it constructive, professor says
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Gender pay gap ‘starts in student wage expectations’
Study of Swiss students finds men and women overestimate their graduate earnings, but men do it more significantly
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A master’s degree is not about getting research results
Students would be far better advised to focus on demonstrating their mastery of research skills, says Gordon Message
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Universities ‘beacons of hope’ in ‘undiplomatic times’
But academics need to navigate political tensions, even in their classrooms
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East Asia gets back to business as usual as the storm wanes
Largely sheltered from the pandemic-related financial fallout that has beset higher education in Western nations, East Asian institutions are being boosted by state funds and local philanthropists...