Too many countries ‘paying lip service’ to widening access
Fewer than one in three nations set specific participation targets for disadvantaged groups, study finds
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English fees rise in dock over UK grade inflation
More than 40 per cent of firsts last year were ‘unexplained’, finds UUK-commissioned report
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Higher education degrees must maintain their currency
More needs to be done to tackle grade inflation and restore public confidence in the value of degrees, says Andrew Wathey
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Three major challenges the University of Essex is confronting
Ahead of THE’s vice-chancellor question time, Anthony Forster and Lorna Fox O’Mahony reflect on the challenges that keep them up at night
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Gyimah: UK access to EU research ‘won’t work’ without mobility
Universities minister says academic mobility will be addressed in UK-EU talks on Horizon Europe
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South Africa’s funding woes far from over, warns Wits v-c
Adam Habib fears ‘race to the middle’ if national fee-setting regime introduced
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Vetoed Australian humanities research projects rejected again
Scholar loses confidence in application process after her previously approved project fails research council review
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Highly Cited Researchers 2018: Australian growth ‘bucking trend’
Latest edition of Clarivate analysis suggests nation is on upward trajectory
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Grant applications ‘waste researchers’ time’
Reduce applicants’ workload and review funding for indirect research costs, Australian MPs tell government
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Plan S: three-year transition period for hybrid journals
Task force affirms support for green open access and says that poorer researchers should not miss out
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Poorer UK students ‘study harder’ than richer classmates
UK Engagement Survey indicates less affluent students do more independent study despite greater demands on their time
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Policy shift forces Danes to close degrees and cut English teaching
Universities’ moves follow ministers’ demand for reduction in international student numbers
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Minister wants OfS ‘to do more’ on ‘poor-value’ courses
But Sam Gyimah bases comments on data he accepts are only a ‘snapshot’ of what graduates go on to earn
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UK institutions have serious questions to answer before sending faculty to the UAE
The case of Matthew Hedges exposes the limits of academic freedom and the internationalisation of UK universities, argues John Nagle