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
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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
Tokyo tests the waters as Asia embraces bond financing
Other Japanese institutions expected to follow suit as government funding dwindles
Australia cancels Chinese scholars’ visas
Literature specialists barred as Australia’s relationship with China sinks another notch
Covid drives Chinese university to embrace digital transformation
‘HyFlex’ learning and cutting-edge virtual reality techniques set to help students and staff bridge physical and language barriers
Arizona State vows to lead push for environmental rescue
New $200 million laboratory aims to rectify academia’s past mistakes, but may find familiar limits
Covid-19 increasing risk of burnout amongst academics
The normalisation of burning out should no longer be accepted, say academics who have experienced it, particularly with coronavirus exacerbating the problem
