Finding the right formula for feminism
Eugenia Cheng defies convention with her approach to teaching. The Chicago-based British mathematician tells Matthew Reisz why similar out-of-the-box thinking is required to improve gender equality
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Research funders urge caution over demanding ‘excellence’
Insistence on ‘excellent’ research is commonplace, but Europe’s biggest funders warn that it can damage integrity and foster ruthless competition when poorly defined
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23 July 2020 digital edition
Wrecking ball: Could the coronavirus destroy the student housing market?
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Careers intelligence: how to network in the Covid-19 age
Just because you can’t meet in person, it doesn’t mean you can’t network, say a number of academic experts
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No Platform: A History of Anti-Fascism, Universities and the Limits of Free Speech, by Evan Smith
Nick Hillman assesses the arguments for and against banning certain speakers from campuses
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Pioneering degree opens up quantum world to undergraduates
UNSW degree, thought to be first of its kind in world, aims to stay ahead of quantum engineering curve and meet surging global demand for skills
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Call to create decolonisation role in each university department
Hepi report says universities need to move past the idea that decolonisation is merely an equality and diversity issue
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Malcolm Brynin, 1949-2020
Tributes paid to sociologist whose ‘influential work’ on inequalities has proved crucial in understanding and addressing today’s sharp ‘social divisions’
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Interview with Dominic Grieve
The politician and barrister tells Anna McKie about human rights misconceptions, and the surprising connections between law and politics
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Let’s break the cliquey conference circuit
Physical events are not going away but they must open up and embrace the best of the digital world, says Jim Woodgett
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Can concerns about value for money be accommodated online?
If policymakers are worried about the cost of degrees, why aren’t living expenses taken into account?
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The week in higher education – 23 July 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Could the coronavirus demolish the student accommodation market?
The recent lockdowns highlighted the strains in student housing provision in several countries. As students puzzle over why their universities have so little power to extract refunds from private...