Funding reforms take some blame as more Australian jobs cut
STEM-focused university warns that looming fee and subsidy changes may sharpen pandemic’s bite
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Nature to publish open-access papers from January 2021
Deal with Max Planck institutes puts cost of publishing article in prestigious journal at £8,600
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Top US science journals risk reputations to battle Trump
Pushed by Covid, academic authors see rare need to offer political voice
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REF reforms to seek ‘accountability without complex bureaucracy’
Science minister Amanda Solloway announces review of UK’s main research assessment exercise
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‘Simpler’ Wellcome grants aim to ‘give researchers more freedom’
Biomedical research charity to focus efforts on infectious diseases, mental health and global heating
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Men should not become the explicit standard in reference-writing
Tackling bias by urging writers to avoid stereotypically female descriptors undervalues qualities such as cooperation and care, says Davina Cooper
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Climate scientists ‘fly more than other researchers’
Environmental experts also more likely to have taken steps to offset or reduce impact of travel
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US Christian college faculty failing to fall in behind Trump
New polling indicates that college-educated white evangelicals are moving away from supporting Trump, while many on Christian campuses are struggling to back him
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China clamps down on gao kao identity theft
Legislative amendment sets out punishments for stealing or assisting stealing of someone else’s identity in university entrance exams
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Welsh universities to continue in-person teaching during lockdown
Students required to stay at term-time addresses during two-week ‘firebreak’
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Objectively Engaged Journalism: An Ethic, by Stephen J. A. Ward
Suzanne Franks has reservations about an impressive study of the ideals journalists should embrace
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Leadership & Management Summit to discuss sustainable, effective leadership during and after crisis
Conversations at the Leadership & Management Summit will cover mental health, adaptive leadership and financial planning. The event will also mark the launch of THE Campus
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Trainee teachers help children of self-isolating university staff
Sunderland scheme provides PGCE students with experience while supporting employees juggling work and homeschooling
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Australia’s parliament passes contentious fee reforms
New ARC funding arrangements will also redirect more money to applied research
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New Zealand election heralds more tight times for universities
Higher education well down the priority pecking order as resounding Labour win pushes policy into the centre