Covid-19 is no longer a short-term crisis for higher education
Volatility has become part of university managers’ new normal, but the effort won’t quickly become wasted, says David LeFevre
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Petition urges reinstatement of ousted art school president
Aoife Mac Namara dismissed by Nova Scotia College of Art after less than a year in charge
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Australian students tipped to look beyond home states post-Covid
Online lectures may enable applicants to broaden their horizons, predicts consultant
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Soho at Work: Pleasure and Place in Contemporary London, by Melissa Tyler
Panikos Panayi enjoys an ambitious but partial study of London’s sleaziest district
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MIT seeks to speed up pandemic research with AI-aided journal
Berkeley-directed outlet plans open peer reviews and cross-discipline focus
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Internet speeds hamper campuses in developing world during crisis
Commonwealth institutions point to successes during lockdown as well as barriers
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Princeton’s removal of Wilson name boosts hopes of racial redress
Renaming policy school and college raises pressure across US higher education
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International academic mobility is a catalyst for renewal
Cross-border knowledge sharing is core to higher education and must be preserved, say 33 university leaders in a joint statement on global academic mobility
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Unions unconvinced by UK’s research rescue package
Aiming of grants and loans at research-intensive providers raises fears for teaching-focused institutions
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Westerners sceptical of value of higher education – global poll
Survey finds Chinese most appreciative towards their universities
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How should journal editors address accusations of racism?
Two leading social scientists accused of producing racist scholarship say journals should rethink how they deal with such explosive allegations
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Don’t casualise academics, says OECD
Thinktank says lecturers on short-term contracts could lead to worse outcomes for students, as report concludes there are no easy ways to cut university costs
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Australia’s fee shake-up is overly complicated and inconsistent
There’s no evidence that lower fees will lead to more enrolments, and employability for ‘work relevant’ degrees is low, says Gavin Moodie
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Latin America University Rankings 2020: methodology
The World University Rankings performance indicators are the heart of the Latin America University Rankings, but we give them some adjustments to take account of the area’s unique characteristics
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Most male scientists collaborate only with men – Polish study
Major data analysis of authorship patterns also finds gap is largest among youngest scholars