Medieval murk: twists in #ReceptioGate ‘thriller’ grip academia
Accusations of plagiarism regarding a sacred medieval book have led to an extraordinary dispute involving online threats and allegations that staff and offices were invented
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Students more optimistic even as China battles Covid surge
Cautious optimism for on-campus life and international mobility as China lifts travel restrictions and loosens on-campus pandemic controls
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Policing of fraudulent conference proceedings needs collaboration
Identifying deception often requires analysis of patterns across large collections of articles. Publishers must work together, says David McDade
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Will the freedom of speech bill stop students picketing films?
With much still unclear, complaints procedures are likely to be lengthy and fraught with contention, says Gill Evans
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Russian student ‘shopped by classmates’ over anti-war posts
Involvement of university staff in prosecution of Olesya Krivtsova a major cause for concern, observers say
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Fossil fuel divestment is not enough to tackle climate change
The divestment movement can claim victory. But what about all the companies that enable fossil fuel exploitation, asks Zak Coleman
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US law dean battles call for ousting over Trump ‘advice’
Named as founding law dean at High Point University, Mark Martin denies refusing congressional investigators but also keeps quiet about advice to defeated president on day of Capitol building assault
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Korean university admission fee axe ‘may push tuition costs up’
Move to ‘ease burden’ on applicants could leave institutions with ‘no choice’ but to raise other costs, scholar warns
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China’s Young Thousand Talents fails to attract ‘top’ scientists
But situation may change with scale-up of programme, potentially causing talent shortfall in US, authors suggest
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Is it time for UCU members to go on indefinite strike?
Jo Grady’s more gradualist approach to industrial action offers better prospects for success, say Jak Peake and Adam Ozanne
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University opens energy advice centre to help households save
London South Bank students will offer information on reducing consumption, cutting bills and improving efficiency
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Buckle up
After a tumultuous 2022, what will the new year bring for higher education? Some of the UK sector’s respected crystal-ball gazers offer their predictions for 2023
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5 January 2023 digital edition
Nowhere to hide: Can India tackle sexual misconduct on campus?
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Starmer refuses to commit to abolishing tuition fees in England
Labour leader says party has ‘a number of propositions’ on the issue that will be put forward before the next general election
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US admissions scandal mastermind Rick Singer jailed
Federal prosecutor declares that prosecutions changed elite university operations, although wealth-based privileges seen as still robust