Poor-quality presidential searches lead to poor appointments
Relying on search firms and ignoring faculty input is one big reason why incumbencies are shortening and success is becoming rarer, says Harvey Graff
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Four-fifths of UK providers in deficit if overseas income tumbles
Institutions’ projections for increased enrolments and reduced expenditure may be too optimistic, warns PwC
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African scholars ‘shooting in dark’ without more research funding
Researchers unable to access resources to study issues Africa faces, says incoming leader of group of top institutions
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Universities ‘must keep track of’ visiting professorships
Questions over whether King Charles’ doctor holds certain institutional roles increase need for more formalised way of handing out honorary titles, critics say
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Fees for foreign students ‘a sign of what’s to come’ in Argentina
New president introduces legislation that would allow universities to charge, but many may be reluctant to do so
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More than 2,000 universities submit data for Impact Rankings
Spike in participation in sustainability-focused table led by Asia
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Editing companies are stealing unpublished research to train their AI
Both publishers and the editing firms they outsource to must seek informed consent to use academics’ IP, say Alan Blackwell and Zoe Swenson-Wright
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Open-access publisher Frontiers to cut 600 jobs
Firm to axe a third of its workforce following ‘downturn’ in publishing trends
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One in five French students doesn’t have enough to eat – survey
Fage survey also finds two-fifths of students must work to support themselves
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How can higher education support deaf academics?
Progress made by deaf scholars in recent years ‘fragile’ in current climate, according to researcher appointed UK’s first deaf professor in deaf studies
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Colleges tread carefully as race becomes admissions essays focus
After affirmative action ban, campuses prod students to describe their personal backgrounds, without going so far as to potentially encourage legal action
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Nigerian crackdown on fake degrees ‘needs to go further’
Government bars recognition of degrees from Benin and Togo, and suggests it could extend this to Uganda, Kenya and Niger
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What role should social class play in admissions?
A socio-economic alternative to affirmative action would be expensive but that doesn’t mean institutions shouldn’t consider it, say experts
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There is no legal conflict between protecting data and students’ lives
Confusion abounds but UK law is clear: universities can share personal data to prevent harm, says Viv Adams of the Information Commissioner’s Office
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Four in five courses fail to launch as low demand hampers pilot
Providers enrol just 6 per cent of 2,000 student target for short courses, says evaluation ahead of lifelong learning entitlement launch