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‘Critical’ business partnerships help expand universities’ reach

Qantas and McDonald’s move into Australian higher education delivery, offering institutions employer-led pathways and potential new income streams

Locked out of archives, scholars forced to study Russia from afar

Complete shutdown in access since invasion of Ukraine has transformed Russian studies, say historians finding ways to keep discipline going

Universities ‘should host, not participate in ideological fights’

Facilitating face-to-face discussions key to ensuring students can have tricky conversations, says founder of new viewpoint diversity centre

As Jewish academics, we reject the weaponisation of antisemitism

Universities should adopt proportionate anti-racist measures informed by the diverse voices of those most affected, say Michael Rosen, Catherine Rottenberg and Des Freedman 

Union warned over first-of-its-kind pro-Palestine strike ballot

UCU branch at risk of overstepping mandate, critics fear, as it defends student accused of misconduct during King’s College London protest

Canadian budget cuts international student cap by more than half

New target for study permits down to 150,000 a year as Carney’s government shows little sign of reducing pressure on overseas enrolments

Profit seen as ‘primary focus’ of Australian universities

Most voters believe universities are unduly focused on revenue and their students shoulder an excessive share, survey finds

Food insecurity linked with higher student dropout rates

Lack of access to food exacerbating health and academic challenges for students who are already socio-economically deprived, say authors

Will court settlement finally lay Richard III saga to rest?

Former Leicester administrator who sued Steve Coogan says ‘we need more trust in expertise’ after actor backs inquiry into university’s actions during ‘tumultuous period’

‘Narrow’ EBacc to be scrapped after university access concerns

Focus on traditional subjects at GCSE level has not helped pupils get into top universities, says Becky Francis’ report on school curriculum

Business scholars must play a bigger role in the climate conversation

Companies face a historic transformation yet change experts are mostly missing from public discourse, say Tima Bansal and Minali Giani 

British Library chief executive quits amid strike action over pay

National library chief Rebecca Lawrence will be replaced by interim head Jeremy Silver with immediate effect

Out of caution or protest, foreign scholars skip US conferences

OfS following Atec in developing sector ‘steward’ role – Husbands

Governments leaning on agencies to convert autonomous institutions into ‘strategic national asset’ but face task like ‘herding cats’

Is the TEF a solution that has finally found a problem?

The Teaching Excellence Framework’s reliance on existing outcomes and satisfaction data, as proxies for teaching quality, has always invited criticism. But with the OfS now proposing to use it to...