Binary concepts do not hobble academic thought
Critics underestimated the human imagination’s capacity to render concepts flexible, says Frank Furedi
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OfS plans new regulations on free speech and grade inflation
English regulator also says it wants to reduce overall burden on providers
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Covid-related exceptions from REF submission rules announced
Some staff whose work has been disrupted by pandemic can be excluded, and leeway on publication deadlines also introduced
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Graduate hiring outlook ‘brighter in continental Europe’
Early results from annual graduate employability survey suggest wide variations in views among firms due to pandemic
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UCU: letting universities fail will mean towns and cities fail
Analysis for union shows universities are often among largest local employers and have ‘huge impact’ on town and city economies
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Hong Kong’s academics are being isolated in more ways than one
Lockdowns, campus protection and the new security law risk permanently cutting off scholars from the city and wider world, says Michael O’Sullivan
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Inclusion of support for research careers in next REF welcomed
UKRI says research organisations will have ‘greater financial incentive’ to invest in supporting scholars
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Row over Indian universities’ Covid-hit exams reaches Supreme Court
Hundreds of thousands left in limbo and questioning whether the country has the resources to hold tests safely during Covid-19 crisis
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Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism, by Wendy Liu
A fascinating insider’s account of launching a tech start-up engages Martin De Saulles even if it does not quite cohere as an agenda for change
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‘Silence not the answer’ for Australian lecturer jailed in Iran
As academic’s ordeal goes from bad to worse, colleagues urge more action to secure her release
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Hamburg Confucius split latest sign of German caution over China
University’s international head says institutions have been ‘naive’ over global partnerships
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UK plans tougher rules on clinical trial transparency
Medical researchers who fail to publish their results could be denied approval for future experiments
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Should research really be part of the job description at liberal arts colleges?
Teaching-focused institutions need to concentrate on the aspects of faculty research that contribute to the student experience, says Neil Clarke
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Normal service resumes as Australia keeps researchers in the dark
Minister risks Senate’s wrath by defying an order to disclose research council recommendations
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Nobel-winning work ‘clustered in handful of fields’
More than half of papers associated with science prizes from 1995 to 2017 relate to just five areas