UCA campus aims to enhance China’s creativity drive
‘Freedom of speech is a question of interpretation,’ says v-c who maintains art studio in Beijing
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Research grant disclosure order ‘a big improvement’
Australian senate order could put an end to deadline clashes plaguing research grant applicants
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Researchers across disciplines ‘fail to understand’ p-values
Even those in maths and statistics misunderstood the method blamed for the reproducibility crisis, research in China finds
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It’s not too late to save Brazil’s universities and its democracy
An atmosphere of fear on campuses has served to mute expression and limit academic freedom, but action can still be taken to fight back, says Debora Diniz
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Admissions scandal parents claim evidence shows FBI played dirty
FBI allegedly pressured key witness to lie when discussing ‘donations’ with implicated parents
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27 February 2020 digital edition
The jet set: Scholars offer tips on moving overseas
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Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times, by Thomas Waters
Simon Young is not totally convinced by a wide-ranging account of the development of belief in witchcraft
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Blood Libel: On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth, by Magda Teter
Geoffrey Alderman is impressed by a study of the origins and development of a vile calumny against the Jews
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England’s regulator consults on post-qualification admissions
As part of its admissions review, OfS also proposes options that could spell the end of unconditional offers and personal statements
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Entangle: Physics and the Artistic Imagination, edited by Ariane Koek
Rivka Isaacson is thrilled by the bold work produced at the frontiers between art and science
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Books interview: Panikos Panayi
The professor of European history and author of Migrant City on first encountering English at school, studying London as an ethnic immigrant capital, and intersections of race and politics
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UK to push for ‘full association’ to Horizon Europe
But government says it will seek to participate in Erasmus+ only ‘on a time-limited basis’
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Einstein in Bohemia, by Michael D. Gordin
Richard Joyner enjoys an account of a largely neglected phase in the life of the greatest modern physicist
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Scholars who boldly go
International mobility defines many academics’ careers – but how should we weigh the costs and benefits to individuals, and their adopted homes?
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Study becomes ‘most common reason to move to UK’
Visas for non-EU students at highest level since 2011, with numbers almost doubling for Indian students in one year