International student cap would torpedo levelling up – Greening
Former education secretary joined by 14 vice-chancellors in warning Westminster government against restricting overseas enrolment to ‘elite’ universities only
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We need a statutory qualification for practitioners in higher education
Some research presentations by practitioners are more akin to sales pitches than free enquiry, says Ian Pace
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Former USW v-c to chair Wales’ new post-16 education regulator
Dame Julie Lydon joined at Commission for Tertiary Education and Research by former Research England chief David Sweeney
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New Zealand signs association deal for Horizon Europe
European Commission hails first association of a highly industrialised country outside of Europe
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ERC evaluation overhaul focuses on proposals over track record
Tweaks to assessment processes are designed to broaden assessment and mollify disciplines that felt disadvantaged
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Taliban’s ban on female students at universities ‘heart-breaking’
Decision ‘is in clear violation of Afghanistan’s obligations under international law’, says UN high commissioner for human rights
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Centralised hiring a barrier to research assessment reform
Systems with national hiring and promotion systems such as Italy, Poland and Spain may struggle the most with European agenda
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Option to bypass unions in employment agreements could close
Poorly understood clause in new Australian act may oblige universities to reach terms with representatives, just as they develop a taste for dealing directly with staff
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If Penn doesn’t, will lack of student interest force Amy Wax out?
Professor known for statements widely perceived as racist has had low class sign-ups for several years, suggesting campus verdict ahead of formal sanction review
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Colin Harvey: critics seek to ‘delegitimise’ Irish unity research
Embattled human rights professor faced abuse and threats online after DUP leader questioned latest report
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I’m retired but I’m still running my own unofficial university
Young people face one of the most challenging periods for coming of age in history. Academics should do all they can to help them, says Harvey Graff
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Yale lawsuit signals US struggles on mental health exclusions
In handling widespread and complicated problems for academia, especially after Covid, Ivy League institution moves from denial to attempts at finding compromise
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Academics struggle to get visas for relatives to visit UK
Bestselling Albanian author Lea Ypi among those prevented from seeing family members because of ÌÇÐÄVlog Office decisions
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Indefinite strike or ‘escalating’ action? The choice facing UCU
Long-running divisions brought back to the fore at crucial period in UK pay negotiations
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Iranian students are protesting like never before, but academics are wary
Iranian academia was previously going through a phase of chronic depression in terms of socio-political activism, says Roohola Ramezani