As we rushed online, did student welfare get lost in transition?
We know from bitter experience that poor or misguided online practice can have serious safeguarding consequences, say Emma Bond and Andy Phippen
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English school-leavers to get grades on earlier results day
No algorithm to be used to allocate grades following debacle that threw university admissions into chaos last year
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Universities must do more to tackle public sexual harrassment
Awareness campaigns, support services and coordination with local authorities and transport providers are all needed, says Maya Tutton
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Embrace PQA or have it imposed by Whitehall, UK v-cs warned
Political appetite for post-qualification admissions means universities must work with government to avoid risks to autonomy, conference told
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Gender publication gap ‘largely explained’ by childcare burden
Data from study pinpoints first years after childbirth as biggest hit to women’s research productivity
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US-China academic relations ‘need strategic stabilisation’
Scholar proposes annual forums among US and Chinese university presidents, virtual international classrooms and end to Cold War comparison to improve relationship
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More than 1,000 universities submit data for impact ranking
Russia leads on number of submissions but institutions across a record 98 territories take part
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Imperial leadership ‘unaware’ of changes to bullying policy
Audit finds changes were made without necessary approvals amid row over senior staff conduct
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Languages decline sees numbers drop to zero at UK universities
Latest Ucas data show increasing concentration of undergraduates in handful of institutions
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‘Glass cliff’ pioneer aims to keep female scholars from precipice
While notching up a leadership position can make a woman a role model, her treatment can be equally influential, professor says
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Mature students blocked from PhD study by ageist admissions practices
Universities need to review the unhelpful websites and unwittingly ageist admissions procedures that prevent older people becoming doctoral students, says Alison Etches
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Liberal arts ‘not a priority’ for research universities
Canadian college seeking to move away from parent institution after more than 140 years
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How our university won praise for its reaction to the shift online
The University of Groningen’s response to the pandemic has been widely lauded. Key to it was taking teachers and students seriously from the start, says Klaas van Veen
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Australian universities ‘singled out’ over ‘Frankenstein’ courses
Chinese ministry sanctions Australia’s joint programmes even though analyses highlight endemic problems in foreign teaching collaborations
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Sage: staggering campus reopenings ‘of limited value’
Bringing students back in tranches may increase the prospect of repeated self-isolation and may simply delay outbreaks of Covid-19, research says