Single academics ‘have worse work-life balance’, study finds
Whether academic is in a relationship has bigger impact on their perception of work-life balance than whether or not they have children, research suggests
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UK universities ‘weighing options’ on EU student fee discounts
Some opt to keep EU fees at same or similar levels to home fees post-Brexit to avoid ‘killing market’, as others consider legal questions
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Forget lone lecturers – pandemic shows teaching must be a team sport
Uneasy bonds between lecturers and education specialists must be strengthened to deliver post-pandemic learning, says Neil Mosley
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Bold action pays off for THE Awards 2020 winners
Institutions rewarded for getting ahead of the curve on key issues facing UK sector
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Strathclyde gives staff Fridays off during latest lockdown
Vice-chancellor says feedback from first lockdown shows four-day week ‘helps improve work-life balance’
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LSE moves ‘compulsory’ teaching online for 2020-21 academic year
London institution makes announcement as York cancels face-to-face teaching on classroom-based courses for rest of term
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Security advice latest step in Australian ‘interventionist shift’
Perfunctory guidelines tell Australian universities little they did not already know, but herald welcome dialogue
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Wiley buys Hindawi in bid to expand open access platforms
US-based academic publisher eager for digital expertise of London counterpart, but outsiders express concern about growing commercial control of scholarly communication
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Pandemic online learning here to stay? Korean students think not
Growing impatience with online learning in South Korea highlights the limitations of socially distanced teaching, says Justin Fendos
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Turkish refugee academics ‘facing rights violations abroad’
Study finds dismissed supporters of Academics for Peace struggling to gain residence permits, find work and travel
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Brexit deal offers flexibility over UK Horizon Europe repayments
If the UK wins more money from the EU’s flagship research programme it will have to pay it back – but only if the imbalance is structural
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Scientists fear ‘big waves’ of Covid if campuses reopen this term
Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies members say that teaching should stay online until Easter
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English lockdown: return of most students further delayed
A-level exams also unlikely to go ahead as planned
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The Politics of Maps: Cartographic Constructions of Israel/Palestine, by Christine Leuenberger and Izhak Schnell
David Newman applauds a judicious study of the Middle Eastern politics of cartography
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Hong Kong university to close ‘Mecca for China studies’
Invaluable Mao era materials will be digitised on an open-access platform