Coronavirus: emergency research funds required, warns Russell Group
As UK research laboratories close, research-intensive universities call for extra funds to cover cost of disruption to science
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The World According to Physics, by Jim Al-Khalili
Book of the week: Tara Shears enjoys an impassioned hymn to the vocation and insights of the physicist
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Coronavirus could be ‘make or break’ for universities’ finances
Pandemic may tip some institutions ‘over the edge’ financially, but others may be able to capitalise on increasing numbers of people ‘at home with a lot of extra time on their hands’
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Australia and NZ travel bans ‘hamper coronavirus research’
Exclusion of non-nationals could close the door to vital expertise, governments warned
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What are you reading? – 19 March 2020
Our regular look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Schools shutdown creates UK university admissions uncertainty
UUK says students ‘should not lose out on opportunity to go to university’ after exams cancelled
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Why I had to quit
Sexism, unthinking managerialism and toxic ‘them and us’ attitudes are still pervasive within UK universities, according to an anonymous academic who found the dissonances between her values, career...
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Interview with Kate Lister
Sex historian Kate Lister on her unusual sleeping habits, Victorian pornography and challenging the stigma of sex work
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Stanley Cohen, 1922-2020
Tributes paid to ‘visionary researcher’ who won 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Raising fees the least worst option for Australia, says Norton
Compromise needed to avert lost generation of university students, says Australian policy guru
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Athena SWAN revamp urged as academics lose faith in awards
Independent steering group says new processes must stop penalising those it is supposed to help and restore confidence in the award
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The week in higher education – 19 March 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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19 March 2020 digital edition
Questionable pedigree: How do you sniff out ‘low-quality’ courses?
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Tips on working from home with children
Having to work from home might mean your kids have a bit more screen time – and that’s OK. Pragya Agarwal offers her tips on mixing home-working and childcare
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What is a ‘low-quality’ course?
The UK government is determined to make good on its manifesto pledge to crack down on substandard university programmes. But what is quality? Is it best measured by graduate earnings, learning gain,...