The week in higher education – 2 February 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Record 1,700 universities submit data for Impact Rankings
115 territories now represented in THE rankings measuring universities’ progress towards sustainability
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Students on placements need welfare funding, say universities
Disadvantaged students are disproportionately affected when they relinquish paid work to attend mandatory placements, lobby group argues
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Is Europe seeing the massification of the doctorate?
Vocational institutions are winning the right to award PhDs, while professional doctorates are also expanding. But how compatible are academic and vocational focuses in research degree provision –...
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Informing national policy is not easy but it is a must for scholars
Academics must learn about the policymaking landscape and identify the key people to build relationships with, says Natascha Engel
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Relationships with policymakers are vital for impact, and they are possible
Low-key bridge-building exercises can initiate relationships with civil servants, parliamentary clerks and regulatory officials, says Matthew Flinders
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2 February 2023 digital edition
Scaling up:Â Will the expansion of vocational doctorates work for Europe?
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Adam Kuper: Insiders’ understanding is not always deeper than experts’
Debates rage about the appropriateness of objects displayed in many anthropological exhibitions amid accusations they perpetuate poisonous imperialist narratives. However, Adam Kuper believes...
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‘We’ve been crushed for years,’ say staff on day one of strikes
Even institutions that have been feeling the financial pinch can better invest in their employees by rethinking their priorities, say striking workers
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Oxford Covid vaccine windfall outweighs rest of sector IP income
Blockbuster payout from landmark Oxford-AstraZeneca jab likely to highlight commercial potential of university-led innovation
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Hungarian rector blasts ‘dangerous dynamic’ of Horizon exclusions
Corvinus head says Brussels is undermining European integration through exchange, as it has by pushing away the UK and Switzerland
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Lawmakers push to allow guns on US university campuses
Faculty and presidents fight back as conservative lawmakers argue – without evidence – that weapons increase safety
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Teqsa warns against attempts to game university status rules
Australian regulator advises against shortcuts, such as recruiting moonlighting big hitters, as universities confront new research quality benchmarks
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Blanket solutions to disadvantage get snagged on interwoven identities
Not all women face the same barriers. Universities need to create structures that support them as whole people, says Natalia Kucirkova
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Nigerian and Indian first-years in UK outnumber those from EU
Ireland was only EU nation to see a rise in the number of students in the UK