Outgoing Erasmus University Rotterdam president discusses the underappreciated value of the social sciences, managing student protests and the differences between Dutch and German higher education
University criticised for lack of transparency as governing body falls in line with government investigators
Students in Andalusia say issues with university waiting lists caused ‘confusion and harm’
University aims to help next generation of IT experts address climate crisis
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Without a nuanced examination of the place of the intelligence services in HE policy, Australian universities risk isolation, says Brendan Walker-Munro
Union calls for increase in corporation tax to address university funding difficulties
Chris Rock’s joke about US gun control exemplifies a cognitive sophistication that machines will struggle to match, say Akhil Bhardwaj and Anastasia Sergeeva
Critics question upfront expense, cost effectiveness, timeline and viability of Waikato proposal
UCU accuses distance learning university of trying to ‘bully through’ pay cuts, but institution says it wants to address excessive contracted hours
Lord Johnson ‘extremely pleased’ by change of tone on international recruitment from new government
Administrators’ tolerance for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour tempered by ‘politicised’ winds, witnesses suggest
Ahead of the new academic term, experts have cautioned that student housing pressures will be unevenly distributed across the UK
Success of anti-immigration AfD in Saxony and Thuringia alarms German sector
Chinese embassy officials held a meeting with a leading Canadian university after two of its academics spoke at a Taiwanese-government sponsored event