For better education, let’s cut bloated administrations and class sizes
Faculty need to find ways of seizing back the control that’s been wrested from them in the past few decades, says Gayle Greene
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Australia and New Zealand face bumpy road to open access research
‘Read and publish’ deals must not be the only game in town, critic warns
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California strike presses universities to solve housing dilemma
Top research universities have long cited their value in growing local economies, but massive graduate student walkout suggests a critical need to better protect the people who make the magic happen
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Plan to limit international student recruitment ‘driven by No 10’
Proposals said to have brought opposition from DfE and to have potential to end post-study work rights for graduates of institutions deemed substandard
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Australian university combines PhD and MBA in national first
Joint programme eyes trifecta of research skills, disciplinary knowledge and business acumen
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Overseas student crackdown shows contempt for large swathes of UK HE
As political own goals go, threatening to both cap and confine international students to ‘elite’ institutions was in a class of its own, says David Bell
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ÌÇÐÄVlog Awards 2022 winners went above and beyond
Among the winning entries there is a strong focus on research excellence and inclusiveness
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Iraqi higher education needs to develop a culture of critical thinking
The country’s cultural deference to authority means students lack the courage and the motivation to challenge current thinking, says Aus Abdulwahhab
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Chinese PhD students on low state allowances ‘like beggars’
Experts agree with vice-chancellor that financial support for doctoral candidates should be increased
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Universities must do more to combat buyer’s remorse among students
Institutions’ marketing approach should be to inform would-be students about the full range of degrees on offer, says Pat Moores
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The universities hit hardest by falling teacher training numbers
Figures show fewer new entrants to teacher training than two years ago
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‘Urgent negotiations’ on pay after ‘constructive discussions’
‘Real possibility that we can set aside differences’, say employers, after talks with unions that followed three days of strike action
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Legal action a ‘last resort’ as campus free speech bill redrawn
Concerns over prospect of ‘endless litigation’ lead to government tabling changes to controversial legislation
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NIH looks to slim down peer review in bid for equity
Top provider of basic research funding to US higher education hopes that a narrower set of evaluation criteria will aid black scientists and better retain expert reviewers