How ethicists can help health workers address the Covid-19 crisis Deborah Bowman discusses the need to challenge medical students’ assumptions about patients with ‘underlying health conditions’ Matthew Reisz 5月 3日
UK university staff ‘mental health crisis not getting better’ New figures in Hepi report show continued rise in counselling service referrals, with warnings of further impact from pandemic crisis Anna McKie 4月 30日
Interview with Caroline Criado Perez The award-winning author and journalist on the essay that changed her life and why academic research revolves around men Ellie Bothwell 4月 30日
Michael Wakelam, 1955-2020 Tributes paid to a researcher whose work proved a ‘game changer’ in our understanding of cellular fats Matthew Reisz 4月 30日
Poor handling of pandemic ‘could damage student recruitment’ Financial losses for universities could amount to billions in nations perceived to have failed on tackling coronavirus outbreak Simon Baker 4月 30日
如何帮助学生避免性侵犯风险? 许多高校都在设立“性同意课程”,以减少校园内的性侵犯和性骚扰。海伦·洛克(Helen Lock)参与了此类课程,并就其价值和局限性提出了一些看法 Helen Lock 4月 29日
Ministers ‘working to preserve stability of whole English sector’ Education secretary Gavin Williamson pressed on whether government wants to ‘pick and choose’ which universities to save Jack Grove 4月 29日
Teaching intelligence: tapping into business schools’ online know-how Three experts share the wisdom gained by business schools from decades of experience in offering distance and digital learning to students Anna McKie 4月 29日
UK’s international students need ‘urgent’ action on visas Experts say UK government has made good start but must address further uncertainties and Visa Application Centre closures Anna McKie 4月 29日
Coronavirus: UUK proposed number cap ‘won’t end recruitment battle’ Concerns over student number control proposal aired as universities consider starting autumn term online Anna McKie 4月 28日
Could welfare state research rise from the rubble of Covid-19? Global recession may make public and policymakers think more about those ‘at the bottom of society’, says social policy academic Ellie Bothwell 4月 28日
Europe seeks to centralise fractured virus data Some types of patient data, crucial for understanding who might be worst hit by the virus, are often inaccessible for researchers. A new portal hopes to change that David Matthews 4月 27日