World Academic Summit: local links thriving in pandemic ‘must be retained’ Manchester v-c says Covid response has transformed inter-university and regional government collaboration in city John Morgan 9月 1日
World Academic Summit: pandemic ‘frees’ scholars from ‘hampering’ travel habit Nottingham vice-chancellor insists international collaboration can become ‘even better’ using digital communication Jack Grove 9月 1日
World Academic Summit: global ambitions undimmed despite pandemic, say v-cs Covid-19 is disrupting academic and student mobility in short term but university leaders are optimistic that higher education will maintain its international outlook Ellie Bothwell 9月 1日
World Academic Summit: Ignatieff brands EU defence of academic freedom ‘useless’ CEU president says that rather than relying on ‘outside institutions’, academics and students must stand up for themselves David Matthews 9月 1日
Universities fear legal reprisals for asking students to defer Oversubscribed institutions seek legal advice over asking for deferrals if their courses are full Anna McKie 9月 1日
Getting early feedback on research ‘boosts final destination’ Study finds economics PhD students who sought extra comments and seminar presentations published in higher impact journals Simon Baker 9月 1日
UEL to help establish new Egyptian universities Scholar highlights continuing challenges of collaborations with North African state Matthew Reisz 9月 1日
Should I lie? The plight of guest lecturers Bavaria’s rules to keep university tutors on precarious contracts unfairly penalise those who want to work, says a lecturer caught out by red tape Anonymous 9月 1日
Amsterdam’s AI lab seen as test case for Huawei collaboration Co-director of research project says deal includes measures to ‘safeguard’ against risks and Dutch authorities were consulted Ellie Bothwell 8月 31日
Keep teaching online-only until Christmas, says UK academic union UCU warns that reopening of campuses next month could drive a surge in coronavirus cases, making universities the ‘care homes of a second wave’ Chris Havergal 8月 30日
Universities and society will only recover from Covid-19 through civic engagement Economic revival in the wake of the pandemic will require all sections of society to play their part, says Janet Beer Janet Beer 8月 29日