Authentic assessment is not an educational panacea
Enthusiasts claim that authentic tasks boost work-readiness, promote inclusion and diminish cheating, but the evidence remains unclear, says Tim?Fawns
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Northumbria shutters degrees one month after ‘no closures’ pledge
Union says withdrawal of some business degrees ‘raises serious questions’ but university insists it is separate to wider restructure
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UWTSD faces backlash over moving courses from Lampeter campus
Students and alumni fight to save campus dating back to 1822, which was a standalone college of the University of Wales until 2010
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University promises ?5,000 cost-of-living grant to new students
Any new home undergraduate enrolling on a course at University College Birmingham will be eligible for the allowance
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Get serious on debt relief, Greens tell Australian government
Crossbench party wants debt reduction legislated straight away, while opposition dismisses measure as an elitist ‘election bribe’
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US universities’ international recruitment back into reverse
New enrolments down 5 per cent after three years of post-pandemic rebound, says Open Doors survey
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Australian student caps thwarted as parliamentary defeat looms
Visa processing chaos set to continue amid opposition parties’ rejection of proposal to limit international student numbers
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Caps ‘may force Australian universities to renege on offers’
Institutions start putting recruitment on hold amid uncertainty about whether new limits will come into force in?January
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Labour urged to outline free speech act future as criticism grows
Ministers may have ‘little appetite’ to revisit contentious legislation, but is just letting it lie a viable option?
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Trump’s anti-science appointees ‘drive demonisation of scholars’
With vaccine sceptics taking top White House posts, there are concerns that attacks on scientists who counter misinformation may become more extreme
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Female researchers win more grants when they work together
Promote teamwork to improve gender equity, Australian analysis suggests
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The vice-president is right: Indians need better study-abroad advice
The controversy over Dhankhar’s poor choice of words has overshadowed the wisdom of calling for poorer Indians to be better informed, says Pushkar
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Chinese students’ use of English ‘different, not deficient’
Researchers identify emergence of ‘China English’ as legitimate version of language
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Builder, broker, beacon, base: how universities anchor communities
As universities are encouraged to undertake ever more local engagement, my four Bs framework will help them think it through, says Craig Jeffrey
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University of Melbourne cuts casual jobs
Staff fear cost-cutting motivations behind university’s drive for more secure employment