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 Brian Wong 9月 26日
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 David Matthews 9月 25日
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 Tom Woodbury 9月 25日
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 Ellie Bothwell 9月 24日
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 John Morgan 9月 24日
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 Evan Smith 9月 24日
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 Jack Grove 9月 23日
NSS 2021 to go ahead in England despite major review But universities will not be required to promote the survey to students Simon Baker 9月 23日
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 David Matthews 9月 23日
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’ Ellie Bothwell 9月 23日