THE work-life balance survey 2022
Five years ago, a THE poll painted a bleak picture of work-life balance in the academy. Has the subsequent rise of homeworking eased the pressure? Or are ever-increasing workloads outweighing any...
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Labour urged to dispel 鈥榳oke campuses鈥 and 鈥榖urger flipper鈥 myths
Party conference hears Tony Blair Institute economist and Coventry provost call for change of tone on sector expansion and cultural attacks
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The UK鈥檚 broken PGR support system must be fixed
The cost-of-living crisis is bringing to a head the inadequacy of current funding and support for doctoral students, says Ellie Munro
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World University Rankings 2023: US stagnating, Oceania rising, and a weak point for China
The global picture is changing, as five countries enter the ranking for the first time 鈥 all of them in Africa. Rosa Ellis reports聽
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Higher education minister Andrea Jenkyns reappointed to DfE
Announcement clears way for MP to remain in post, although ministerial responsibilities are yet to be confirmed
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Korea鈥檚 semiconductor talent boost 鈥榯oo little, too late鈥
Easing student caps is a 鈥榮tep in the right direction鈥 but doesn鈥檛 solve issue of talent leaving for higher pay in other nations, academics say
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THE-Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings research success survey
Are research careers meritocratic? Do universities do enough to support researchers? Is impact more important than publications? Is interdisciplinarity the key to new discoveries? Can...
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Reaping AI鈥檚 potential requires more intelligent industry collaboration
The brain drain from academia to industry is just one of the glitches that need addressing, says聽Greg Slabaugh
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Life after coal: can academia revive Germany鈥檚 Rust Belt?
Backed by state government, an ambitious university-led initiative is aiming to restore the Ruhr Valley鈥檚 former industrial glory. John Morgan meets academics behind the experiment in driving...
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Japan seeks to 鈥榗hange attitudes鈥 on industry-funded courses
聽楼30 million fund a start towards bridging the divide between sectors, researchers say
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Dear PM, here鈥檚 a must-do list鈥
Sector experts offer their advice for Liz Truss and her new Cabinet on some of the biggest issues facing UK universities, from finances and R&D to culture wars and common ground
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Fixing Ukraine鈥檚 brain drain means honesty about graduate outcomes
Without more reliable data on graduate employability or courses more aligned to employers鈥 needs, Ukrainian students will continue to look elsewhere, says Alexander Kostyuk
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Graduate employment is not an ignoble pursuit for universities
Academics should not feel uncomfortable when their courses become increasingly focused on improving graduate outcomes, says Patrick Callaghan
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Black students in America need wholesale higher education reforms
From admissions to outreach and student data collection, the undergraduate journey must be reviewed to narrow unacceptable social and educational inequalities, say Kim Hunter Reed and Ray Belton
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Monkeypox alarms US university campuses
College leaders wary of limited vaccines, Covid exhaustion and LGBTQ stigmatisation in an environment ripe for spreading, though serious harm judged unlikely