Will Covid-19 change universities forever? Don’t jump to conclusions
Tomorrow’s world often turns out to be less radically different than we might have first thought, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Why aren’t UK universities taking a lead in this crisis?
Now is the time for the higher education sector to get ahead of questionable government policy, say Chik Collins, Peter Jones and Marjorie McCroryÂ
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Innovation & Impact Summit goes online
Participants in virtual mini-summit will get an exclusive look at the University Impact Rankings 2020 and can join in discussion with our data scientists
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What awaits is not a ‘new normal’ but the ‘next normal’
Universities have proved that we can change quickly, but we must be ready to do it again if we are to adapt to the new realities that lie ahead, says Chris Husbands
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Flame retardants: how Australian universities are responding to the bushfires
Six months of devastating and unprecedented destruction has brought home the reality of climate change to many Australians. But with time for mitigation short and some politicians still in denial,...
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Climate change mitigation can’t wait for Covid-19 to play out
A new alliance of 40 of the world’s top climate change research universities will ensure better access to the facts, say Ian Jacobs and Matthew England
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Rebalancing UK research funding regionally: how could it happen?
Rebalancing to the regions will bring a battle over ‘excellence’ and ‘place’ models, along with questions on the best mechanisms to deliver change
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Interview with Gordon Harold
The University of Cambridge’s inaugural professor of the psychology of education and mental health talks about switching from sport to science and why it’s so important to research education and...
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Could the coronavirus force positive change in higher education?
We need to build on the speed and enthusiasm with which academics have embraced online teaching, argue Dawn Lerman and Falguni Sen
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Coronavirus uncertainty persists in Australia and New Zealand
Exemptions and detours under consideration, as universities and students grapple with open-ended travel bans
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Policies and strategies not enough to tackle campus sexual harassment
Vice-chancellors must make a sustained commitment to cultural change to ensure that violence, harassment and hate crime on campus are things of the past, writes Janet Beer
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Clayton Christensen, 1952-2020
Tributes paid to ‘one of very few business academics who truly changed practice’
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Skidmore sacked from universities and science post in reshuffle
Boris Johnson’s shake-up ends second of two spells in post for Kingswood MP, with Andrea Leadsom also sacked as business secretary
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Chris Skidmore: UK universities must embrace the future
Although his two stints as universities and science minister only added up to 400 days, Chris Skidmore has strong views about the challenges and opportunities that confront institutions as they are...
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Will the coronavirus kill liberal arts colleges?
With admissions already in decline, Brian Rosenberg wonders whether the end may finally be nigh for many colleges