Chinese students ‘unfairly demonised for political purposes’
Flimsy evidence provided for China’s political interference in UK academia has raised questions over the motivation for calls for tougher regulation
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The week in higher education – 14 November 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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The ideals of the Middle Ages are still holding back scholars
Amanda Power considers some of the deeper attitudes that can still inhibit academics from fully engaging in essential policy issues
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Hong Kong universities are walking a tightrope over student protests
The ongoing wave of student protests is testing the diplomacy skills of the territory’s vice-chancellors to the limits. But is it possible to keep the peace on campus and maintain good relations with...
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Interview with Patricia Yang
The two-time Ig Nobel Prize winner explains the potential applications of her research on wombats’ cubed poo and why animal waste is the ‘best study topic’
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Samuel Hynes, 1924-2019
Tributes paid to ‘a brilliant, warmly sympathetic scholar-critic’ whose experience of war informed his work
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The REF must face up to reproduction’s true impact on academics
More account must be taken of pregnancy, assisted fertility and miscarriage, say Christina Hellmich and Marina Della Giusta
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Australians ‘complacent’ over need for retraining
Lifelong learning is not getting buy-in because workers at risk cannot see the need, study warns
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Open science advocate apologises over ‘inappropriate behaviours’
Jon Tennant barred from OpenCon community after breaching code of conduct
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One in three PhD students seeks mental health help, says survey
Survey of more than 6,000 students worldwide also highlights bullying and harassment faced by doctoral students
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THE global Academic Reputation Survey now open
Annual survey will inform the 2021 World University Rankings
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United Nations to make its first major higher education move
Unesco is backing plan to improve recognition of refugee qualifications, but some are sceptical about the scheme’s value
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FBI sees universities as more helpful in foreigner crackdown
Bureau admits using paperwork flaws to drive evictions, without clear line on open science