Racism against students ‘taken more seriously than staff abuse’
Equality and Human Rights Commission data show staff complaints take longer to investigate and are less likely to lead to redress
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Difficult times for international students in the US
International students have long been central to American research, innovation and knowledge exchange.
Universities ‘complicit’ in tarnishing of internationalisation
By failing to defend their international engagement, universities have become tangled in popular revolt against globalisation,
Academic loses research contacts as Facebook deletes page
Geographer Maddy Thompson warns scholars against relying on social network
Impact agenda ‘enables climate change scholar-activists’
Philosopher and Extinction Rebellion campaigner highlights ‘genuine synergies’ between academia and activism
Turkish academics sound alarm over gender segregation plans
Presidential push for women’s universities accompanied by scrapping of gender action plan by regulator
Why universities need to embrace their wild side
Lincoln Allison makes the case for the revival of the old-style academic eccentric
‘Location-specific’ blocks on journal access could be OA ‘interim solution’
‘Geo-specific access models’ will help overcome problem of different nations having different policies towards open access, European Commission expert argues
Managers who ‘fetishise’ certain journals warp incentive culture
UK research culture likened to 1970s car industry, with individuals ignoring quality concerns
Cal State’s remedial study reform now national ‘wave’, says head
US’ biggest four-year university system reduces barriers for struggling entrants
