USC to pay San Diego $50Â million for poaching scientist
Fast-growing Los Angeles campus had long insisted no impropriety in luring Paul Aisen, his data and his team
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Ex-Michigan governor abandons Harvard fellowship after protests
Rick Snyder withdraws following criticism of his role in the Flint drinking water scandal
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Leadership intelligence: how can universities get more BME leaders?
Solutions from the UK and the US on how to improve diversity in leadership roles
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Interview with Mauro Ferrari
The European Research Council’s president-elect discusses his polymath career, the tragedy that changed his research, ultramarathons and jazz
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Michel Serres, 1930-2019
Tributes paid to ‘one of the greatest humanists of the early 21st century’
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Call to support religious groups to bridge campus divides
Report finds groups such as Christian Union can play an important role
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Accept lecture capture despite attendance drop, says dean
More than half of academics surveyed said being videoed makes them less spontaneous, but importance to students is clear
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Casual academics ‘work double the hours they are paid for’
Some hourly paid and part-time academics may be effectively earning less than the minimum wage, says University and College Union
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The week in higher education – 4 July 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Academics split on risk to universities after Hong Kong protests
Observers suggest attempts to influence campus affairs – directly or indirectly – might increase after assault on legislature
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Standardised admissions tests are irredeemably flawed
Supplementing SAT scores with an ‘environmental context dashboard’ will not overcome the influence of non-academic factors, says Jessica Welburn Paige
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Being an hourly paid lecturer is a bureaucratic nightmare
Starting again from scratch every October causes no end of stress, mix-ups and wasted time, says one hourly paid lecturer