Canada pushes abundant PhD graduates towards industry needs
Doctoral glut seen as especially bad in nation that does too little research
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US scholars expect people-oriented research focus under Biden
New position of White House social sciences adviser may raise priority of social response to coronavirus and consideration of race-related factors
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UK universities’ half-hearted support for Erasmus+ must not be repeated
The Turing mobility scheme is a poor substitute for Erasmus+ but UK universities must learn to love it or it will soon crumble, says Marcus Dowse
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Careers Clinic: which pandemic change should management make?
THE’s Careers Clinic brings together the great and the good of higher education to answer a burning careers question
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Cultivating political foxes in the shift to online learning
The move online allows students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and learn from a variety of sources, says Tom Collinson
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Disease research institutes get £10 million after UK charity cuts
Money ‘reallocated’ from specialist institution fund announced by government last year, UKRI says
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‘Left-behind’ white working class shun university places
Director of fair access warns that school-leavers from coastal and former industrial communities are less likely to see a degree as a way to improve their lives
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Universities fear Ucas plan for postgraduate applications tool
Concerns raised over potential lack of opt-out and charging regime
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Adam Habib: SOAS will be ‘voice for developing world in the West’
New director acknowledges social justice agenda must go hand in hand with financial sustainability of troubled institution
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, by Amanullah De Sondy and others
Robert A. Segal applauds a comprehensive survey of the distinctions and similarities between the three great Religions of the Book
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MIT funds defence of scientist accused of undisclosed China ties
Gang Chen gets backing as US reported to be considering retreating from such cases
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How to combat the ‘distance education deficit’
Online graduation rates are much lower than those for conventional degrees. It’s time to ‘re-personalise’ remote learning, says Ormond Simpson
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Cuts for London and arts ‘will damage universities and students’
Sector leaders say government proposal amounts to ‘a sudden multimillion-pound hit’ for some institutions and criticise decision not to phase changes
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Is it still too dangerous for researchers to admit drug use?
Clinical evidence showing psychedelics can treat mental health disorders has revived the thorny issue of whether researchers should ever admit using these substances
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Russian education clampdown ‘threatens international links’
Railing against ‘anti-Russian forces’, lawmakers are proposing state control over ‘educational activities’