A-levels crisis: the alternatives to hyper-selective English HE
By spotlighting the social sorting process for 18-year-olds, exam fiasco raises questions about ways to reduce the hierarchy between universities
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Quarter of UK students ‘unable to properly access online learning’
Latest NUS survey finds satisfaction with digital learning provision has decreased since beginning of lockdown
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To deal with the A-levels fiasco fallout, medical schools need a cash injection
Students from low-income backgrounds must not suffer from the unavoidable shortage of places, says David Katz
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Kraftwerk: Future Music from Germany, by Uwe Schütte
Andrew Blake enjoys a comprehensive account of ‘the most influential musicians of their generation’
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USS pension contributions ‘could reach 68 per cent of salaries’
Universities call for members to have option to reduce their contributions in return for different benefits
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Draw lots for Harvard entry, says Michael Sandel
The increasing social status of the ‘highly credentialed’ risks breeding populist resentment, according to renowned political philosopher
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One in four economics preprints ‘fail to end up in a journal’
Findings of study could be reminder of the fragile nature of preprints in year when their use has expanded
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Covid-19: don’t gamble with health, says union after Sage report
Government scientific advisers call for nationally coordinated response to campus outbreaks
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Academics whose institution has no post-Covid future should be laid off
It makes no economic sense for job-retention schemes to postpone the inevitable, says Paul Oslington
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Plans for autumn term in US heavily linked to political influence
Analysis finds that a college’s reopening decision for the autumn term is tied to the red or blue shade of its state
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More teaching and less research, Australian universities tell staff
With the pandemic triggering greater emphasis on class time, something has to give as teaching-research model collides with sector’s ‘real-world’ problems
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Canada scores well on governance diversity but has more to do
While finding seats as university directors, minorities still lack teaching equity and questions remain over ‘check-box representation’
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For maximum Covid compliance, build bridges with students, not barriers
Admonishments from student leaders will ring louder than punishments for non-adherents, say Sheldon Jacobson and Janet Jokela
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Universities must redouble their international mission
Instilling graduates with a global outlook is a mission more vital than ever, says Duke Kunshan University vice-chancellor-elect Alfred H. Bloom
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Piketty blasts ‘academic freedom violation’ as book pulled in China
Actions by publishers could contribute to Chinese students having more one-sided views, economist tells THE