THE Awards Arab World 2024: shortlist announced
Universities from across 15 countries and territories submitted more than 400 entries
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How Black Lives Matter and Covid reshaped university syllabuses
References to equality, diversity and inclusion all rising sharply, according to Open Syllabus database
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University summer schools are an antidote to the marketisation of HE
Summer schools are sometimes dismissed as money-spinning playgrounds for rich overseas students. But with academic life increasingly characterised by heavy workloads and regulation, faculty should...
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The week in higher education 鈥 18 July 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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New Ucas application questions out, as applications fall further
Applications now down 1.6 per cent year-on-year, with bigger drop among international applicants
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Interview with Tom Lee
Goldsmiths creative writing lecturer talks about the difficulties of revisiting his psychological breakdown for his acclaimed memoir The Bullet
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Malaysian university seeks approval for AI-taught degree
New technology that allows AI avatars to deliver lectures could be used to 鈥榙emocratise鈥 access to higher education, says professor
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PhD students 鈥榮pending entire stipends on childcare鈥
Postgraduates with children 鈥榝all between the cracks鈥 as ineligibility for government support 鈥榙isincentivises鈥 study, report warns
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Labour told to use key appointments to reset sector relationships
Search for new leaders at OfS and UKRI offers chance for new government to break from the past in its approach to universities and research
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Are better days ahead for New Zealand鈥檚 storm-lashed universities?
Years of tight funding settlements, exacerbated by high inflation and recent research cuts, have left New Zealand鈥檚 higher education and research sectors in a parlous state. Will the comprehensive...
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18 July 2024 digital edition
End of their tether:聽Will New Zealand鈥檚 universities see their fortunes rebound?
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Academic success should not depend on cultivating strategic incompetence
Those who take on vital academic housekeeping should be acknowledged as champions of good practice and rewarded accordingly, says Eleanor Baker
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Given a choice, students pick a harder assignment
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University find that聽giving students more control increases the time they spend studying and improves their performance聽in tasks
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Mindfulness course 鈥榬educed student exam stress鈥
Cambridge study finds long-lasting benefits to mindfulness sessions, but these did not extend to improved academic performance
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Bangladesh shuts universities after protest deaths on campuses
Prime minister promises to investigate 鈥榤urders鈥 after student protests against government hiring practices turn deadly