Can universities help save the UK high street?
As online shopping and pandemic leave swathe of retail units vacant, universities are urged to seize chance for space and civic roles
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Lifelong loans ‘could create long-term cost for English sector’
Government’s lifelong loans plan is fuelling drive to cut system costs and ‘spatchcocking a good idea’, sector figures fear
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The Fetters of Rhyme, by Rebecca Rush
Peter J. Smith admires a bold attempt to show how details of poetic form reflected deep political and religious divisions in early modern England
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Overseas students fear losing degrees as China borders stay shut
Entry ban compounded by lack of flexibility on degree time limits, publishing requirements and accreditation transfer
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Why are German politicians so obsessed with PhDs?
After yet another minister falls to a plagiarism scandal, observers lament that a long German tradition of doctorates has descended into academic ‘credentialism’
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History’s confinement to older universities must not be repeated
As post-92 departments close, non-traditional students and scholars risk being shut out – again, says Panikos Panayi
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Australian regulator pursues essay mills through courts
Peter Coaldrake also warns universities against ‘sleepwalking’ through Covid-induced risks to their business model
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You be Hitler: is role-playing a good way to teach history?
Innovative approaches can help students become more empathetic and skilled at decision-making as well as better historians
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Academics must become more engaged in the open access struggle
Wide support for cOAlition S’ rights retention strategy would allow negotiators to take a harder line with publishers, says Alice Gibson
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Trusted voices: podcasts help academics transcend misinformation
A podcast constructed and targeted well can amplify faculty expertise and build public trust, says Paul M. Rand
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UK study visa numbers return to pre-pandemic levels
Latest data from the Home Office show recovery in the number of visas granted over autumn and winter
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AI-only proctoring is risky and doesn’t work. We’re not doing it any more
Expecting academics to effectively review potential cheating incidents is unrealistic and ineffective, says Scott McFarland
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Universities must promote innovation and creativity in a post-Covid world
Universities have a unique opportunity to shape the post-pandemic future by promoting innovation and creativity for wider social impact, says Tan Eng Chye
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Million-dollar wait over for Australian researchers
No explanation for delay that kept 15 academics on tenterhooks for months
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Asia Universities Summit to focus on spreading excellence
Fully virtual gathering to be held in partnership with Fujita Health University