Swansea sociologist assembles recollections of a year of Covid Rich accounts of how we screamed at the television, went swimming and adapted to the ‘surrealness’ of life during a pandemic fill a new archive By Matthew Reisz 23 March
UK universities put on ransomware alert ‘Significant increase’ in attacks recorded by National Cyber Security Centre since February By Chris Havergal 23 March
Keep West Bank settlement university out of Horizon, say scholars Open letter on Ariel University from academics across Europe and Israel says EU has acted against its own position on settlements By Ellie Bothwell 23 March
The European Union is legitimising Israel’s illegal settlements An open letter from academics across more than 20 European countries and Israel By Contributors 23 March
UK research review will target ‘unnecessary red tape’ Sector leaders welcome independent review into bureaucracy, which follows Dominic Cummings’ diatribe against ‘process horror’ in research By Jack Grove 22 March
Non-EU scientists face exclusion from sensitive Horizon projects Most collaboration will continue, but emphasis on building the EU’s ‘strategic autonomy’ means academics in Israel, the UK and Switzerland could be shut out of some areas By David Matthews 22 March
It is not regressive for universities to aggregate and create content In a world accustomed to beautiful, frictionless digital experiences, most online education looks like websites from the 1990s, says Louise McElvogue By Louise McElvogue 22 March
Sciences Po interim head defends institution on sexual assault Bénédicte Durand says university will make changes after slew of allegations, but defends governance procedures and argues banning initiation events is not the answer By David Matthews 22 March
The UK’s deep ODA cuts are wrong and counterproductive The shortfall will damage the UK’s reputation and halt projects that are making a real difference to communities worldwide, says Joanna Newman By Joanna Newman 22 March
Branch campus students ‘less satisfied’ with academic experience Students at overseas outposts are more negative about teaching quality, academic environment and engagement, according to paper By Ellie Bothwell 20 March
PM’s intervention ‘only way to stop’ £1 billion UK research cut Boris Johnson must rapidly step in after Treasury puts block on extra funding to cover Horizon Europe costs, sector figures warn By John Morgan 19 March
UK launches national centre to accelerate AI use in universities Team of experts will pilot AI products and provide support and training to institutions By Ellie Bothwell 19 March
