Archaic examination culture of UK universities must be reformed
The use of examinations when other more sophisticated real-world assessment is available seems increasingly strange, says Craig Mahoney
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Japan ‘will miss the boat’ if it doesn’t innovate and go global
Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation
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Octopus aims to grasp ‘publishing revolution science needs’
Creator of ‘fast, free, fair’ platform hopes to help researchers shift away from journals and ‘increase meritocracy’
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Policy details ‘portrayed as science’ during Covid
Australian epidemiologists pressed to defend unscientific aspects of lockdowns, as politicians exaggerate the evidence base
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London university ‘determined to re-energise’ Ruskin College
Staff at troubled and historic institution ‘relieved’ by last-minute reprieve, and hopeful that institution’s traditions will live on
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UKRI open access policy: a revolution in scholarly communication?
Sector relishing support for wider dissemination of scholarship but takes issue with some of the details
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UKRI’s support for green open access is the right way forward
New guidelines have rightly rejected publisher claims that gold is the only sustainable path for open access, say Stephen Eglen and Rupert Gatti
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Elite UK universities take lion’s share of bump in recruitment
Highly selective institutions’ recruitment of English school-leavers up 31 per cent year-on-year, as medical students offered incentives to transfer
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Minister ‘goading v-cs to ignore health fears’ with fees warning
Gavin Williamson says universities should provide face-to-face lectures and should offer refunds if they fall short of student expectations
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University leaders ‘sided against us’ on China: Turnbull
Vice-chancellors acted like fawning retail attendants in Pretty Woman, former prime minister says
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A levels: record number win place at first-choice university
Proportion of school-leavers achieving top grades expected to soar
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Don‘t diss this year’s A-level results: predicted grades have many virtues
Concerns over the rising number of top marks thanks to teacher-assessed grades should not obscure the limitations of the UK’s exam system, says Nick Hillman
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Average classroom master’s fee jumps £1,200 for UK students
Rise could prompt concerns about sustainability of current postgraduate loans system
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Everybody needs good neighbours: Sydney heavyweights pledge détente
Sydney and UNSW vow to collaborate more, while shrugging off snarky stereotypes
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Unions concerned as Georgia pushes post-tenure review
At partisan moment, governing regents pursue new processes allowing for firing of tenured faculty