Let’s have some sympathy for university leaders The sector needs to foster a better collective sense of the pressures and possibilities of running a university, say Doug Parkin and Richard Watermeyer By Doug Parkin 15 October
Breaking promises on campus reopening is the least bad option With infection rates increasing and online teaching well established, why risk everyone’s health by reopening, asks Richard Watermeyer By Richard Watermeyer 14 September
Reacting to Covid-19 by slashing fixed-term staff would be a disaster The government must guarantee the sustainability of universities, say Richard Watermeyer, Aline Courtois and Hugh Lauder By Richard Watermeyer 3 April
USS strike: academics (and football fans) are fed up with ‘dehumanising’ conditions Protests by West Ham fans have striking similarities with the unrest sparked among academics by proposed pension cuts, says Richard Watermeyer By Richard Watermeyer 20 March