Chinese funders ‘must act in concert’ to curb research misconduct
Agencies must agree on ‘demarcation line’ for questionable behaviour and mete out consistent punishment, Science paper says
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OfS chair defends tycoon amid ‘Russian-linked’ funding scrutiny
Tory peer Lord Wharton ‘disgusted’ by ‘attacks’ on Ukrainian-born energy tycoon, whose firm he has advised and who donated to him as MP
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Fear of being cancelled is the enemy of progress
The furore over the John Comaroff letter means discussions that could boost understanding of sexual harassment won’t occur, says Jonathan ZimmermanÂ
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Australian National University cuts ties with Russia
Invasion of Ukraine ‘threatens the peace, freedom and democracy on which freedom of inquiry and academic collaboration is based’
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New strike ballot at Queen Mary over ‘brutal’ pay deductions
University refuses to pay staff who have returned to work until they reschedule lectures lost to last round of walkouts
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Two in five live under ‘significant decline’ in academic freedom
Global index links downward trend over the past decade to accelerating and deepening decline in democracy
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How America’s broken undergraduate education system can be fixed
Obsessed with graduate employment, US universities are doing little to improve students’ ability to think independently, a major new study has concluded. Paul Basken speaks to the Harvard academics...
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Conflict on many fronts
After a four-year wait, views vary on whether the government’s Augar response can usher in a truce on university funding in England
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Record number of world’s top universities led by women
Share of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions surpasses 20 per cent for first time based on THEÂ World University Rankings dataÂ
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Western Australia reopens to international students
Returning numbers underwhelming so far as isolated state casts off its shackles
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Interview with Liviu Matei
The higher education professor discusses totalitarian Romania, his academic inspirations and a fascination with folk music
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Zero-tolerance campus drug policies ‘do more harm than good’
‘We are not excusing illegal behaviour, but we are acknowledging that it happens and appears widespread’, says Hepi paper advocating harm reduction approach
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Academia’s out and proud publish more
Academics who did not disclose sexual orientation more likely to produce fewer papers, according to surveys
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The week in higher education – 3 March 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Academia uncoupled as isolated Russia moves into China bloc
But one expert suggests closer ties with Beijing may not be as straightforward as Kremlin thinks