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  • Interview with Asifa Akhtar

    • 4 Nov 2020
    • David Matthews

    The epigeneticist and new Max Planck vice-president on a global childhood, the pleasures of buses running on time, and why young researchers are more stressed than ever

  • Top echelon of world universities finds room for new arrivals

    • 4 Nov 2020
    • Ellie Bothwell

    THE data demonstrate that leading institutions are focusing on becoming more comprehensive rather than more specialist

  • India overtakes Germany on research output

    • 4 Nov 2020
    • Ellie Bothwell

    The South Asian country is now fourth in the world for science productivity but experts say quality issues remain

  • V-c: pandemic ‘existential threat’ to gender equality in academia

    • 4 Nov 2020
    • Ellie Bothwell

    Former Australian vice-chancellor says gains for women in recent decades ‘cannot be lost’

  • REF review ‘will focus on diverse outputs and research culture’

    • 4 Nov 2020
    • Jack Grove

    Minister’s attack on academic publication culture suggests a move towards more holistic and team-based assessments of excellence, say experts

  • Male-only programmes at four in 10 Indian scientific conferences

    • 4 Nov 2020
    • David Matthews

    Organisers refused to engage with the problem, or offered a series of stock excuses, say campaigners

  • Academic overwork ‘leaves no time for keeping healthy’

    • 4 Nov 2020
    • John Ross

    Health and exercise needs overlooked as work demands and self-expectations leave time for little else

  • Why we need more BAME representation in academic libraries

    • 4 Nov 2020
    • Regina Everitt

    Greater diversity is needed within higher education’s libraries, says Regina Everitt, one of very few BAME directors of a university library in the UK

  • Interview with Philippe Sands

    • 15 Oct 2020
    • Jack Grove

    The human rights barrister and author reflects on his path into international law, the university course that changed history and on what the UK’s ‘lazy’ and ‘narcissistic’ prime minister could learn from Keir Starmer

  • Why it’s a good idea to build academic alumni communities

    • 15 Oct 2020
    • Gretchen Dobson

    Early career scholars, seasoned academics and institutions themselves all benefit from the creation of alumni affinity groups, writes Gretchen Dobson

  • ECRs are tired of being endlessly told what they can do better

    • 15 Oct 2020
    • Harry Pettit, Alexandra Dales

    No matter how hard they work, thousands will be dumped out of the labour market during the pandemic, say Harry Pettit and Alexandra Dales

  • Teaching intelligence: how to ensure assessment isn’t overlooked

    • 15 Oct 2020
    • Anna McKie

    Why assessment should not be an afterthought in the teaching process − and how to make sure it serves students as well as possible

  • The Gig Academy, by Adrianna Kezar, Tom DePaola and Daniel T. Scott

    • 1 Oct 2020
    • Mark Erickson

    Mark Erickson applauds an analysis of where higher education in the US and beyond has gone wrong

  • Asking staff to teach both online and face to face will tear them apart

    • 1 Oct 2020

    Lecturers are being denied the flexibility they are compelled to offer students, despite being more vulnerable to the virus, says an anonymous academic

  • Research intelligence: how to give an effective academic talk

    • 1 Oct 2020
    • Jack Grove

    Science communication experts reflect on how scholars can improve their public speaking skills

  • Interview with Sanjeev Khagram

    • 1 Oct 2020
    • Paul Basken

    The child refugee and business prodigy discusses racial prejudice and personal perseverance, and the prospects for Kamala Harris

  • Coping with the rational chaos of Chinese higher education

    • 21 Sep 2020
    • The author has chosen to remain anonymous

    Chinese universities now operate on a confusing ‘mixture of Chinese and Western institutional logics’. An anonymous scholar describes the practical and emotional challenges of dealing with constant uncertainty

  • Struggling to exercise upward toxicity? Try toxic hypocrisy

    • 21 Sep 2020
    • Irina Dumitrescu

    A willingness to lie and manipulate beyond what most people can imagine can do wonders for a career, notes Irina Dumitrescu

  • Brandon Taylor: campus racism inspired Booker-shortlisted ‘Real Life’

    • 21 Sep 2020
    • Matthew Reisz

    The Booker-shortlisted author on how much of his campus novel is inspired by real life and whether creative writing can be taught

  • Teaching intelligence: switching online in the middle of a course

    • 21 Sep 2020
    • Anna McKie

    From collecting student feedback often and early to alternative assessment methods, four experts from across the globe advise how to switch to online teaching mid-course