Campus attendance should be optional for students It makes no sense to oblige students to risk their own and others’ health by travelling long distances and converging on campus, says Brian Wong By Brian Wong 26 September
Strong science base ‘has failed to protect nations from coronavirus’ LSHTM director thinks communications failures explain why US and UK trail Vietnam and Senegal on pandemic responses By David Matthews 25 September
Five things I’ve learned moving from the private sector to academia After 20 years working as a quantity surveyor, Tom Woodbury shares his key discoveries since starting his first academic role in May By Tom Woodbury 25 September
English health minister won’t rule out Christmas student lockdown Meanwhile, Scottish students in halls and flats are already forbidden from returning to parents’ homes By Ellie Bothwell 24 September
Russell Group chair wants ‘sustainable, agile’ research funding Nancy Rothwell tells THE its universities are ‘worried about building the research base’ amid ‘complete uncertainty’ on overseas recruitment during pandemic By John Morgan 24 September
New legislation will not eliminate student no-platforming History reminds us that freedom of speech also implies the right to vocally object to and demonstrate against speakers, says Evan Smith By Evan Smith 24 September
Robert Winston: UK government made ‘colossal errors’ on coronavirus Labour peer and scientist also worries that ‘moonshot’ ambitions for 10 million tests a day is setting up science to fail By Jack Grove 23 September
NSS 2021 to go ahead in England despite major review But universities will not be required to promote the survey to students By Simon Baker 23 September
EU-China research relationship ‘unbalanced’, policy head warns Jean-Eric Paquet warns that on open data, research collaboration and academic mobility, EU-China links are not always reciprocal By David Matthews 23 September
Horizon Europe ‘will further weaken basic research funding’ Universities told that emphasis on tackling pandemic, climate change and digital transformation may require ‘reshuffling of money’ By Ellie Bothwell 23 September
Oxford to consider socioeconomic data in PhD applications Pilot scheme to promote diversity in doctoral study will also include anonymisation of applications By Jack Grove 23 September
Pandemic’s impact on university finances ‘will last for a decade’ The global recession triggered by Covid-19 is already ‘more challenging’ in Europe than the 2008 financial crash, warns EUA policy expert By Ellie Bothwell 22 September