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ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 20 January issue of Research Fortnight

ViewRecovery position

Covid-19’s impact on universities is rising, and they need support

ViewSystem errors

Andrew McRae argues that Covid-19 has revealed flaws in the management of postgraduate research students

ViewQuiz night

Ivory Tower: an evening’s online entertainment with the Johnson family

ViewLooking forward

Leading figures in higher education share their hopes and fears for 2021

ViewViews of the pandemic

Special edition: Covid-19 comment from our Research Europe and Research Fortnight contributors

ViewHE-Enders Christmas special

Ivory Tower: back by popular demand, making a soap opera out of R&D plotlines

ViewUK Arpa has money—now comes the tricky part

£50m commitment is welcome, but success depends on getting the details right, says Adam Clarke

ViewHow June 2020 became the busiest month in history

Simon Kerridge describes how slipped deadlines plus rapid-response calls equalled a record amount of work

View2020 vision

Amid the devastation, the pandemic casts a new light on old problems

ViewWords to work by

Clearing out his office, Peter Kettlewell uncovered advice to help guide a research career

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 16 December issue of Research Fortnight

ViewResearchers of tomorrow

Chris Skidmore argues postgraduate research policy needs attention and recalls why he abandoned postgraduate study

ViewUniversities and business: from emergency to recovery

Public-private research partnerships were booming pre-pandemic—now they need support, says Rosalind Lowe

View2020 visions: Did predictions come to pass?

Gordon McKenzie and Mary Curnock Cook reflect on the past 12 months

ViewGove Actually

Ivory Tower: a no-deal Brexit seasonal rom-com

ViewDisrupted grades and knowledge gaps await in 2021

Emma Hardy highlights the challenges facing higher education and government in the 2021 university intake

ViewSkills revolution

Neil Carmichael argues ‘levelling up’ will only be achieved by reforms at every level of education

ViewThe Ivory Tower Advent Calendar

Ivory Tower: We count down the days to Christmas, what’s lurking behind each door?

ViewResponding to a grim outlook

The spending review signals a new mission for country and universities alike, says Andrew Westwood

ViewThe Covid-19 recovery: whose evidence will count?

The pandemic has shown that research, policy and power are inseparable, says James Georgalakis

ViewThe third degree

Back page gossip from the 2 December issue of Research Fortnight

ViewHazardous conditions

Despite spending reassurances, uncertainties for research remain

ViewOutlook grim—response needed

Andrew Westwood looks at the challenges for universities posed by the spending review

ViewThe Ivory Tower Awards 2020

Ivory Tower: our annual prize for the worst contributions to higher education and research

ViewGood for now

Stephanie Smith welcomes the chancellor’s announcement on research but still has some questions

ViewVaccine efficacy is a topic for social science

Questions of hesitancy, equity and priority require drawing on many disciplines’ expertise, says Anne Kerr

ViewAnd so to Brexit

Simon Usherwood warns that whatever happens with Brexit, it won’t be good news for universities

ViewToken

Ivory Tower: an action thriller starring the chief scientific adviser

ViewLibrarians need help to reveal hidden collections

Improved metadata would allow millions of missing items to be catalogued, says Neil Grindley