THE podcast from Davos: How to use the power of place
Highlights from a roundtable discussion with universities in Davos about how location influences community outreach and academic researchÂ
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China a ‘challenging’ partner, says German exchange scheme head
Joybrato Mukherjee says Chinese researchers ‘not always on the same page’ over IP – and looks forward to a VR-enabled ‘entirely virtual semester abroad’
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Journal transparency index will be ‘alternative’ to impact scores
Center for Open Science project will pass judgment on journals’ commitment to research transparency
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Northern Irish universities ‘need more than fees soundbites’
Academics call for restored government to give long-overdue attention to the sector, and to widen debate beyond tuition costs
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Enrol more mature students to hit access targets, says OfS
English regulator says universities will struggle to reach goals if they focus on “narrow funnel of 18- or 19-year-oldsâ€
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‘Impostor syndrome’ trivialises the serious issue of feeling phoney in HE
Impostor phenomenon is real, but its ubiquitous, misnamed cousin invites accusations that it is a fad or fantasy, says Theresa Simpkin
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Removing pathways to impact could see research lose its way
UKRI’s decision to axe the impact sections of grant applications could hobble consideration of the process and politics of research, says Jude Fransman
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Nightmares in the Dream Sanctuary: War and the Animated Film, by Donna Kornhaber
Giulia Miller has mixed feelings about an ambitious but confusing analysis of animation’s engagement with atrocity
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Minister warns against UK over-reliance on Chinese students
Chris Skidmore says UK must increase diversity of its international intake
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UK ‘likely’ to miss start of EU’s Horizon Europe, says Wellcome
EU and UK should negotiate ‘standalone’ research deal outside wider talks to avoid damaging science with break, Wellcome Trust recommends
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Top universities ink data-sharing pact as virus spread shows need
Research-intensive university groups ask funders to provide additional support for data management
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Asian universities gaining in prestige at home and abroad
Analysis of THE rankings data shows that more leading academics place universities in Asia among world’s best
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Alan Smithers: a common-sense voice, or educational rent-a-quote?
The Buckingham education professor’s musings on educational decline are a mainstay of the British press. But is academia right to be dismissive of his views and unusual modus operandi?
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Dutch universities face inspections over ‘structural overtime’
Hundreds of complaints are passed to regulator, including claims that punishing hours and pressure have contributed to divorces and estrangement from children
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US universities reject campus facial recognition systems
Companies retreat for now, but see the technology’s spread as inevitable