Birmingham v-c Sir David Eastwood announces retirement Historian has held a series of senior roles across UK sector but also attracted criticism from grassroots staff over pay and pensions By Chris Havergal 12 January
Stop the harmful flip-flopping and give students a fair deal With new lockdowns upon us, it’s time students received the financial relief they deserve, says David Green By David Green 12 January
UK universities call for clarity on A-level assessment plan Admissions officers say grade distribution will be a key issue for space-limited courses By Anna McKie 12 January
Scholars fume as PhD theses sold as e-books on Amazon Thousands of PhD dissertations by Durham University available on Kindle services following mass scraping of online repository By Jack Grove 11 January
Student-to-community Covid transmission low, says Cambridge study Genomic analysis demonstrates successful roll-out of testing programme at university, scientists say By Anna McKie 11 January
Academics demand v-cs and ministers rethink ‘key worker’ status UK scholars call for relief on workload to prevent them feeling obliged to send children into schools during crisis By Anna McKie 11 January
Plagiarism questions swirl around controversial Turkish rector Appointment of Melih Bulu, a former ruling party political candidate, has triggered days of protests from staff and students at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul By David Matthews 11 January
More English universities preparing for full term teaching online Despite guidance from government, most leaders do not expect to be able to teach majority of students face-to-face during spring term By Anna McKie 11 January
Teaching online: it’s hard, even for old hands, as is staying engaged Having surveyed thousands of instructors on their lockdown experiences, James T. Walker discusses two key findings and their practical implications By James T. Walker 11 January
Italy’s Covid research boost ‘must now be backed by investment’ Data show that Italy’s misfortune to suffer early in pandemic was a benefit for research but it could be short-lived By Simon Baker 11 January
The hand-wringing over the UK’s Erasmus withdrawal is misplaced The European programme’s globe-spanning successor, the Turing scheme, is more suited to meeting today’s challenges, says Louise Nicol By Louise Nicol 11 January
It is tragic that my life-changing Erasmus path is now blocked The Turing scheme’s focus on outbound mobility will take the UK off the map for most European exchange students, laments Barbara Lorber By Barbara Lorber 11 January