World Academic Summit: pandemic ‘frees’ scholars from ‘hampering’ travel habit Nottingham vice-chancellor insists international collaboration can become ‘even better’ using digital communication By Jack Grove 1 September
World Academic Summit: global ambitions undimmed despite pandemic, say v-cs Covid-19 is disrupting academic and student mobility in short term but university leaders are optimistic that higher education will maintain its international outlook By Ellie Bothwell 1 September
World Academic Summit: Ignatieff brands EU defence of academic freedom ‘useless’ CEU president says that rather than relying on ‘outside institutions’, academics and students must stand up for themselves By David Matthews 1 September
Getting early feedback on research ‘boosts final destination’ Study finds economics PhD students who sought extra comments and seminar presentations published in higher impact journals By Simon Baker 1 September
UEL to help establish new Egyptian universities Scholar highlights continuing challenges of collaborations with North African state By Matthew Reisz 1 September
Universities fear legal reprisals for asking students to defer Oversubscribed institutions seek legal advice over asking for deferrals if their courses are full By Anna McKie 1 September
Should I lie? The plight of guest lecturers Bavaria’s rules to keep university tutors on precarious contracts unfairly penalise those who want to work, says a lecturer caught out by red tape By Anonymous 1 September
Amsterdam’s AI lab seen as test case for Huawei collaboration Co-director of research project says deal includes measures to ‘safeguard’ against risks and Dutch authorities were consulted By Ellie Bothwell 31 August
Keep teaching online-only until Christmas, says UK academic union UCU warns that reopening of campuses next month could drive a surge in coronavirus cases, making universities the ‘care homes of a second wave’ By Chris Havergal 30 August
Universities and society will only recover from Covid-19 through civic engagement Economic revival in the wake of the pandemic will require all sections of society to play their part, says Janet Beer By Janet Beer 29 August
More than 350 jobs at risk at London university University of East London warns it faces a ?31 million revenue loss over the coming year, and needs to cut costs to stay solvent By Anna McKie 29 August
Now more than ever, graduates need a helping hand from universities Rosalie Minnitt calls on institutions to offer greater support to those struggling to find work in the midst of a pandemic By Rosalie Minnitt 29 August