PhD students ‘shunning UK over tardy security checks’
Lengthy government security checks on STEM postgraduates are causing chaos for university research as doctoral candidates go elsewhere, says Russell Group
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Don’t cut number of international students in UK, say voters
Poll conducted for Universities UK finds 64 per cent of respondents want number of overseas learners to increase or hold steady
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London-based courses seen as ‘best value for money in England’
International students in particular are likely to rate the value of their course, despite paying higher fees
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Leading Indian university U-turns on student sit-ins ban
Educational institutions ‘should not act as correction agencies, but be centres of human flourishing’, scholar says
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Anti-safe-space rhetoric ‘ignores trauma felt by black students’
British professional basketball player turned US professor James Gerard Noel says criticisms of ‘safe spaces’ overlook the emotional vulnerability of black students caused by racism and gun violence
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Don’t write off the European Universities Initiative too early
The pan-continental alliances face many issues, but Erasmus took three decades to attain its present success, says Anthony ForsterÂ
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Court rules Groningen is free to fire critical lecturer
Dutch university can now dismiss Susanne Täuber, who had long accused it of flawed approaches to handling gender equality, discrimination and harassment
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UEA postpones staff pay rises as deficit grows
Move may help minimise the need for compulsory redundancies, acting vice-chancellor claims
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Charter eyes fairer research partnerships between Africa and West
Academics lay out plan for knowledge from Global South to take ‘rightful place’
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Oxford bans intimate relationships between staff and students
Prohibition covers students that staff have direct responsibility for, ahead of introduction of new sector-wide rules
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How will Chinese universities respond to the rise of ChatGPT?
AI-powered tools without multiple mechanisms of censorship are unlikely to be allowed on mainland, expert says
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Ukrainian staff report high anxiety and little institutional help
Fewer than one in three educators feels they are getting the support they need from their employer, according to survey
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University autonomy in Europe ‘eroded by political meddling’
Politicians’ recent marshalling of public institutions for geopolitical, economic and societal ends has narrowed their room to manoeuvre, according to EUA’s autonomy scorecard
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Research security checks ‘cost universities £11 million a year’
Government red tape on foreign research collaborations is ‘overwhelming’ and ‘demoralising’ staff, says report, which calls for national ‘clearing house’ to ease security assessments