US states are turning their backs on bachelor’s degrees. Work is needed
To retain students, US institutions must give credit for learning that occurs in professional settings, say Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel
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UK ‘becoming less attractive to researchers’, visa data suggest
Figures obtained from ÌÇÐÄVlog Office show fall in applications from researchers for skilled worker visas
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Pioneer: UK’s ‘Plan B’ overview for research published
Summary of ‘Pioneer’ plan suggests how unspent Horizon contribution could be used if UK does not join EU programme
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China ‘must close gene editing loopholes’
Beijing’s censorship of 2018 gene-edited babies case has prevented ‘crucial’ research ethics dialogue, says scholar
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Job-ready graduates? Bosses think so
Australian survey results consistently show that employers have more regard than graduates for the job-preparation attributes of degrees
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Grievance studies hoaxer: research ‘replicating dominant ideology’
‘Ideological capture’ of research and clampdowns on dissent are spreading, argues Peter Boghossian
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Our cybercrime story had a happy ending, but yours may not. Be vigilant
The theft of more than $800,000 by hackers prompted uncomfortable conversations about preparedness – or lack of it, says John Cox
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Interdisciplinarity lacks clout to keep its cash
Other disciplines and central administration ‘siphon off’ funding, stunting capacity-building and early career researchers, experts say
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Iranian universities free to turn away students without hijab
Ministry decision to allow universities to deny services to women without headscarves ‘will only reinforce people’s anger’, says scholar
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‘ChatGPT-generated reading list’ sparks AI peer review debate
Social scientist sees hand of ChatGPT in list of non-existent papers cited in peer reviewer’s rejection
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Equity target ‘impossible’ for top-ranked institutions
Boosting disadvantaged Australians’ share of university places requires biggest contributions from institutions already pulling most weight, study finds
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US west collaboration aims to boost rural learners, blunt political hostility
Montana-based founder of Networked University idea eyes new way to aid students, share resources and, perhaps, bridge societal divides
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The student experience should be awesome!
Universities should do all they can to expand students’ horizons by exposing them to the transcendentally vast, says Andy Tix