Vanessa Redgrave and Hilary Mantel slam Roehampton arts cuts
High-profile figures criticise university’s plans for large cuts to arts and humanities, which it says are necessary because of the pandemic and low student numbers
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Are open letters an appropriate channel for scientific debate?
As a Stanford professor attacks scientific petitions, co-creators of open letters on both sides of Covid debate explain why they matter
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Controversial new research law disappoints French universities
The government points to a decade of funding guarantees, but critics have taken aim at draconian punishments for campus protests and the rushed scrapping of a PhD vetting body
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Roehampton arts cuts will damage reputation and cultural diversity
An open letter from cultural figures and academics to the University of Roehampton’s vice-chancellor and council members
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Real-terms English HE funding ‘down 9 per cent since 2012’
Institute for Fiscal Studies report shows frozen fee cap beginning to bite
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For maximum impact, universities must play to their strengths
The ‘Tasmania Model’ of addressing social need offers lessons for the wider sector, say Rufus Black and Nick Fowler
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Physicists break new ground by getting back to the kitchen
Vital lessons can be learned from beer, bread and even batter, scientists say
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Covid, funding reforms will ‘force differentiation in Australia’
Change may come from unexpected quarters, analysts warn, as crisis and Canberra upset the apple cart
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Tacking climate change demands superheated university collaboration
With global warming a priority for the next US president, the International Universities Climate Alliance can lead the academic response, says Ian Jacobs
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South Korea launches Covid crackdown before entrance exam
Experts say the crisis should have been used as a good opportunity to rethink a notoriously stressful assessment system
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UN sanctions should not block payments for thesis examining
An Australian university’s attitude towards Rwanda illustrates the West’s failure to treat African academics as equal partners, says Timothy Carey
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Vietnam approves joint online courses
While reservations remain, the pandemic has smoothed acceptance of virtual delivery
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Five things I’ve learned as an LGBTIQ+ academic
Lucas Lixinski shares his experiences as a gay man in academia and reflects on how they have helped his career
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Professorships launched to attract top scientists to Hong Kong
City’s leader announces sweeteners, while pushing engagement with mainland China
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China study visas to UK more than halve amid pandemic
But large upturn in Tier 4 visas granted to Indian students tempers overall fall