‘Local’ students just one in 10 at some elite universities
Durham again found to have lowest proportion of students from its own region, but highlights work to boost north east's low HE participation rate
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Robbins to depart Arizona amid deep financial woes
Facing second year of faculty no-confidence vote, cardiothoracic surgeon agrees to leave as soon as successor is found
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Learning behind bars: the shifting fortunes of prison education
While US prison reform campaigners celebrate reversal of 30-year ban on incarcerated students accessing Pell Grants, counterparts in England and Wales express concern that government inaction has...
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Renaming postdocs and PhD students would boost respect, pay, progression
What other industry would deem those with so much prior training to still be mere trainees? Let’s call them what they are – researchers, says Michele Nardin
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US university suggests AI could help ‘offset’ striking instructors
With 3,000 graduate students picketing for higher pay, Boston University dean encourages faculty to ‘think creatively’ about using technological alternatives
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AI-generated lecturers take a turn at Hong Kong university
AI lecturers have the potential to free up academics’ time and create more immersive learning environments, but institutions are treading cautiously when it comes to introducing the technology into...
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Extend researcher sanctuary scheme to Palestinians, MPs urge
Researchers at Risk programme currently limited to Ukrainian scholars
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For Taylor Swift, professors find a place in this world
College courses based on Swift and other pop stars grow quickly in US, promising academic value for instructors battling to maintain weakened attention spans
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OfS should hold firm on 30-day limit for resolving free-speech complaints
Extending England’s proposed threshold for legal recourse would encourage universities to adopt delaying tactics, says Abhishek Saha
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Campus statues for ‘anti-woke’ champions divide UK academia
New university monuments will guard against culture war attacks, vice-chancellors argue
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‘Crisis’ as Indian states battle BJP for control of universities
Latest salvo sees Keralan state government challenge national president in the Supreme Court over vice-chancellor appointments
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Academic careers recommended by just one in six postdocs: survey
Teachers fret about workloads and researchers about job security in ‘rare sport’ of academia
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Hungarian academics want 50 per cent public university pay rise
Thousands of employees of few remaining non-foundation institutions say earnings have been heavily eroded by inflation
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Tibet’s easier gaokao offer for investors ‘exploitative’
Rights group criticises government’s move to use region’s lower university admissions standards to its advantage
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Student activist settles University of Queensland lawsuit
Both sides claim a win, with Pavlou lauding ‘legacy’ and university saying legal fees have been put to better use