We need an honest appraisal of what went right and wrong during Covid
It will take real courage to unpack the failures of leaders over the past year, but there are important lessons to be learned, says Patrick Sanaghan
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Keep campus mask mandates, union urges, as Covid restrictions end
University and College Union warns English universities could become ‘incubators for Covid’ without robust safety measures
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Half of female carers in academia without flexible working
Pandemic could reverse gender-equity advances in Asia-Pacific region, researchers warn
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Tackling Latin America’s social problems demands Covid-era collaboration
Our innovative, empathic and cooperative approach to the pandemic needs to be used to address more deep-seated problems such as poverty and inequality, says Chantal Jouannet Valderrama
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New IoE director wants institute to lead decolonisation agenda
Li Wei also expresses concern about state of modern language teaching in UK
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After UNC tenure battle, bigger fights ahead for US colleges
Hannah-Jones case points out pathway for wider trustee reform but may just embolden academia’s political enemies
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Smaller US colleges try big fee cuts to tempt students back
Institutions slashing sticker prices by as much as half
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Labour: campus free speech bill ‘gives free rein to extremists’
Opposition says it will vote against bill at second reading and urges Tories to join them
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The UK’s percentage scale is unfair and fuels grade inflation
Unequal degree classification ranges mean that improvements get more reward at the higher end, say Andy Grayson, Susannah Lamb and Chris Royle
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Hong Kong universities forge ahead on tough topics
Academics feel responsibility to speak publicly on issues such as press freedom and ‘fake news’
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Universities must do more to support LGBTIQ+ visibility and belonging
Pride Month may be over but inclusion needs year-round commitment that goes beyond noisy and colourful gestures, says Karen Lambert
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The story behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green tell the inside story of how they fought back against conspiracy theories, bureaucracy and hostile press coverage
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The dos and don’ts of nailing an academic job interview
Interviewing for a job is not a skill we’re trained for in academia, so here are a few tips from a professor who has been on both sides of the interview divide
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Standardised tests are the least bad university application metric
The University of California’s decision to back away from the SAT and ACT will only further benefit privileged applicants, says Matt Larriva