Professorās use of N-word sparks debate at Oklahoma
Use of word angers students, who say it was pedagogically unnecessary and hurtful
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Donāt break Englandās apprenticeship system with misguided fixes
Employers value higher and degree apprenticeships. Restricting access to them would be counterproductive,Ā says Jane Longmore
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Subsidy shifts and fee hikes on the menu for Australian universities
Minister flags āfinancial fine-tuningsā to āsqueeze greater productivity out of existing fundingā
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Wiley strikes āread-and-publishā deal with UK universities
Four-year deal with Wiley hailed as āstep-changeā moment in switch to open-access publishing
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Trump eases free-speech threat, but HE groups still spooked
After months of angry vows from the president,Ā formalĀ proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary
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Santa Cruz fires striking teaching assistants
Graduate students had been seeking help with high housing costs
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USC failed to stop gynaecologistās abuse, federal inquiry says
Review cites repeated failures to help thousands during decades of assaults, despiteĀ presence of credible evidence
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Policy experts āencouragedā by UK stance on Horizon Europe
Academics say they are relieved that the government will seek to participate in EU research programme, but danger of full package of agreements collapsing is āaĀ real scenarioā
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Australian university groups dispute āacademic freedomā definition
Proposed definition could provide get-out-of-jail-free card for ārogue academicsā, some claim
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EU leaders desert research in Brussels budget showdown
Silence of academics allowing politicians to abandon pledges to back Horizon Europe funding in crunch talks, observers warn
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The Chair: can Netflix series do justice to university life today?
With a new show in the pipeline, academics have many suggestions for plot lines and pitfalls to avoid
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The Covid-19 outbreak highlights the potential of preprints
A recent posting onĀ bioRxiv may have been erroneous, but the mistakes were picked up within hours, notes Kristen Sadler
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US scienceās primacy hinges on public regard, sector leaders say
Helping Americans understand and value science is vital to nationās continued supremacy, conference hears
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The NSS should make students co-creators of their education ā hereās an alternative
The National Student Survey promotes higher education as a service passively consumed by students but it should encourage students to take more responsibility for their own learning, says Neil McBride
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Universities must address regional inequalities with humility and collaboration
Working with actors in āleft-behindā communities and recognising expertise beyond their walls will help close knowledge gaps on economic divisions, say Siobhan Morris, Olivia Stevenson and John...