Radical reform to student visas is required for UK higher education
The government’s tinkering with red tape is welcome but it won’t be enough to overcome Covid-19 uncertainty, says James Pitman
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International experts question Tory attacks on higher education
Conservative government’s turn against university expansion as party prioritises ‘red wall’ voters prompts scepticism
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Saudi academic reaches out to Israelis through Hebrew article
Research and discussion about early Islam could represent a ‘step towards political and economic cooperation’
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Student creates ‘mini dictionary’ of scientific terms in Welsh
Agreeing on standard translations for technical terms is a crucial tool in developing teaching and research
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Which vaccine will stop Covid-19 killing a generation of careers?
An oft-overlooked component of the research process is that simple little thing called leadership, says Matthew Flinders
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Minister’s ‘doesn’t matter’ comment on access ‘troubling’
Michelle Donelan’s view on entry rates of different social groups to higher education described as apparent ‘significant departure’
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Victorious US colleges fear more hits on foreign students
Court loss still leaves Trump many tools in anti-immigrant campaign
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Refugee academics feel ‘patronised’ over status
Some scholars who have fled to Europe worry others see them more as refugees than as experts
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OfS eyes tougher student protection as ‘market exits’ likelier
English regulator consults on proposals to force institutions to ‘teach out’ existing students before closing
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We must get beyond research management-by-numbers
Simplistic performance measures hold research back, says Jim McCluskey, as Melbourne becomes the first Australian university to sign up to Dora
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Key role for institutions in new research integrity guidelines
Developer of research assessment guidelines says that while funders and journals are important, role of universities is pivotal
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Childcare the key limit on scientists’ pandemic working hours
Survey in US and EU affirms gender gap in working time, but sees small children as bigger factor
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The Classical Body in Romantic Britain, by Cora Gilroy-Ware
Chloe Chard considers the differences between ‘dreamers’ and ‘poets’ in the ways they portrayed human figures
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DfE ‘restructuring regime’ seeks to drive English sector change
Government strategy for HE set out in conditions for emergency loans for universities at risk of failure in Covid crisis
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THE China Subject Ratings 2020: institutional performance
Inaugural ratings based on China’s subject classification reveal strengths and weaknesses of country’s universities