Reshaping of Hong Kong university council ‘a political takeover’
Move to shrink governing body and reduce internal representation seen as rebuke for president Rocky Tuan
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New Fiji PM vows to ‘settle’ University of the South Pacific row
Financially troubled University of the South Pacific was left with £29 million black hole when leadership fell out with biggest member state
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Welsh universities ‘lose money on each student’ after funding cut
Cardiff University’s Colin Riordan says disappointing proposed budget for Welsh universities will worsen financial pressures caused by inflation
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Utrecht short-haul flight ban ‘will cut emissions by 15 per cent’
Staff will need express permission to fly less than 700km, but subsidies for higher train fees are also being scrapped
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The AI revolution demands radical change to law curricula
The emergence of ChatGPT underlines that keeping the status quo may be the beginning of the end for legal education, warns Mimi Zou
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Carnage in the rear-view mirror
It’s been a bleak year as war brought more pain to a world still shaken by the pandemic and other pressures. Universities will be glad to put it behind them
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22 December 2022 digital edition
Season’s readings: How to make your next trade book the intelligent reader’s stocking filler du jour
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Buckingham fined £37K for filing 2019 accounts two years late
Financial statements, when eventually published, revealed ‘material uncertainty’ over institution’s ability to keep running and £17 million deficitÂ
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Russia-Ukraine war reshapes global research collaboration
China gains influence over neighbour as impact of Western boycotts already visible in paper co-authorship
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Interview with Farshida Zafar
Expert in online education long before it became fashionable discusses what can be learned from the gaming industry, common mistakes innovators make and why her own undergraduate experience was an...
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‘Questionable’ research practices proliferate under precarity
Fraud and fabrication are not rarities, suggests Australian survey of early career scholars
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A Christmas cat-astrophe
The University of Rural England’s wildly popular moggie mascot, Mr Tibbles, has disappeared and suspicion falls on the vice-chancellor. As the frenzy mounts, can our lovelorn hero save his reputation...
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How to write a successful trade book
For academics trained to plough a narrow, deep, heavily footnoted field, writing for a more general audience can be difficult. But the rewards, both personal and financial, can be considerable....
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‘Shocking’ lack of attention to climate change in textbooks
Growth of chapters seen in the 1990s has tailed off, and they are increasingly pushed towards the back
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The week in higher education – 22 December 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media