Beware the blood-curdling perils of academic research
The pandemic has brought the power and consolations of scholarship to the fore.
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Covid cuts into US universities’ tuition revenue
Pandemic and population losses leave private institutions especially vulnerable, Moody’s finds
China influence case tests academic freedom in New Zealand
The silencing of a China expert turns into broader debate about academic freedom and foreign ties
Universities see ‘vastly different’ prestige at home and abroad
Data from THE’s Reputation Rankings reveal the contrasts in the perception of institutions’ subject strengths inside and outside the country in which they are based
Most of Australia’s Chinese students now studying remotely
Shift reflects growing acceptance of online education
Industry job cuts in pandemic ‘push postgraduates to academia’
Bleak economic outlook is swaying PhD candidates towards a university career despite sector difficulties, indicates a survey of UK research students
Big data era ‘overturns scientific paradigm’
With digital devices generating data from the world at an unprecedented rate, what it means to be a scientist has changed, conference hears
Blacklist journals that keep research locked up, says Schmidt
Covid is no reason to ease off on demands for open knowledge, Australian forum hears
Hot desks ‘must go’ from post-Covid campuses, says deputy v-c
While the pandemic may force an end to open-plan academic spaces, Australian forum hears that ‘empty glass boxes’ are not the answer
US aims to be competitive for science talent under Biden
Academics see end of Trump as end of rules deterring global research recruitment
