Thai protest movement a test for academic freedom
Government issues arrest warrants for students and files complaint against an overseas academic as protests, some held on university campuses, intensify
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‘Book a scientist’: academics find a new way to engage public
German researchers let members of the public fire questions at them in 20-minute slots, and the result is a deep, albeit narrow, form of science communication
‘Journal of Trial and Error’ seeks to normalise research failure
Set up by young researchers, new publication will highlight where studies went wrong – but it may struggle to attract submissions
Opening UK PhD funding to international students ‘a big shift’
Experts see move to allow applicants from beyond Europe to apply for UKRI funding as a key plank of the UK’s post-Brexit research base
English universities lobby for bailout after A-levels fiasco
UUK and MillionPlus make call via task force amid fears some universities could lose hundreds of students each after lifting of number controls
China’s special-education citadels on campus need remodelling
Confining students with disabilities to ‘special-education castles’ within Chinese universities does not provide true opportunity, says Zhang Yuexin
Covid-19 is a chance to create a new model of knowledge transfer
A coalition of US universities is freely sharing technology and intellectual property related to coronavirus, but this approach must not stop at the pandemic
Plagiarism is not a victimless offence
Dismissing plagiarism as a low-level academic misdemeanour ignores the potentially deadly consequences of letting cheating go unchecked,
US asks universities not to send Covid-infected students home
Number of virus cases on campuses continues to spiral
Harnessing the power of technology can help vulnerable students
Having dropped out of university because of loneliness and depression, Hayley Mulenda argues that effective use of data analytics and greater diversity of academic staff are crucial
