Interview with Julia Lovell
The British sinologist talks about the book that sparked her interest in China, and why she decided to translate an ancient epic
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Catherine Belsey, 1940-2021
Tributes paid to a scholar notable for ‘taking down the borders’ around the study of literature
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Moving online offers BAME academics the chance to out-cool their masters
BAME scholars have relished the chance to be creators and performers in their own space, free to express themselves fully and creatively, says Jonathan Wilson
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Spread of supervision agreements protects PhD students from abuse
Formal contracts guaranteeing regular meetings, money for conferences, and space to work in are seen as way to mitigate unbalanced power dynamic
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Axed staff on submissions leaves bad taste as REF deadline passes
Academics say its ‘unethical’ for universities to profit from work done by researchers who have since lost their jobs
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1 April 2021 digital edition
Off the rails: has Australia’s international gravy train run out of steam?
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Is academic freedom still viable in private Indian universities?
Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s resignation from Ashoka underlines that financial autonomy doesn’t remove fear of government anger, says Saikat Majumdar
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Academics should decline grand and global challenges
Universities have decried the GCRF cuts, but being corralled into promoting justice globalism is not academic freedom, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Did Australian universities ride the international gravy train too far?
With overseas enrolments hitting the buffers during the pandemic, debate rages over whether higher education’s excessive reliance on this income stream is self-inflicted – and how universities can...
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Knowledge exchange framework: first KEF results announced
Top-ranked global research institutions shine in many areas but lag on local growth and boosting skills
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UK students ‘support mandatory vaccination’ for campus return
Significant share of students say they would be more likely to get vaccine if they could do so on campus, but research reveals wide differences by ethnicity
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Travel hold-ups ‘devastating’ US recruitment overseas
Embassy closures, visa delays and travel restrictions contribute to ‘really worrying’ applications data
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OfS gets new powers to protect students if English providers shut
Regulator goes ahead with new guidance despite opposition from sector, citing impact of Covid-19 on sector finances
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Colleges ‘must tackle trust and international woes’ post-Trump
ACE and AAC&U leaders want to reverse narratives of US as ‘closed for business’ and degrees leading to ‘25 years in your parents’ basement’
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Australia flags migration lure for overseas science students
Minister’s suggestion, which has a troubled history, among several medium-term ideas to revive international education