Cambridge research centre to keep exploring slavery past
University promises more memorials, community engagement and Afro-Caribbean institutional partnership after study into slavery links, setting aside just £1.5 million for legacy fund
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Scholars in limbo as UK quits European University Institute
Intergovernmental institute says ‘symbolic’ split over full attendance at council meetings led to failure of talks
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Ukraine crisis makes rapid appearance on US university curricula
Academic presses struggling to keep up with the demand for once-obscure books about war-torn nation
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US loan forgiveness raises pressure in Canada
Trudeau government faces calls to follow Biden’s lead, although improvement in borrower repayment terms seen as more likely
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Taiwanese universities ‘may fall short’ of 2030 bilingual goal
Some students reluctant to switch to English-language lectures because national exams are conducted in Chinese
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Universities must better support students from foster care
Acknowledging such students’ difficult personal circumstances is an important first step to improving their graduation rates, says Ozalle Toms
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US universities rarely hire below their level of prestige
Huge study by Colorado researchers finds one in eight academics studied for their PhD at just five institutions
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Students risk being ‘forgotten’ in cost-of-living crisis – v-cs
Families increasingly having to help students to get through their studies as inflation erodes value of loans
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Amsterdam ‘experiment’ with language caps ‘legally risky’
A groaning university wants ministerial permission to impose separate English- and Dutch-language course caps
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Friday feeling: well-being survey responses ‘differ on weekends’
Graduates report feeling happier on Saturdays and Sundays, skewing findings for researchers trying to measure well-being
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Free speech champions seen as fix for academic freedom ‘crisis’
Institutions should assign a senior university manager to uphold academic freedom in same way as equality is promoted at board level, says report
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What is lost when academics teach to empty lecture halls?
Higher education needs to ‘find the right balance’ between online and in-person learning, says Sydney professor, after confronting empty lecture hall for the second time
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Universities are the perfect fora for debating the Commonwealth’s future
It is no accident that universities are prominent in protests over ties to the slave trade and movements to decolonise education, says Joanna Newman
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World University Rankings 2023: coming soon
Prepare for the rankings launch of the yearÂ
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Unison members out on strike as new term gets under way
Union members begin walkouts at 16 universities amid calls for higher wage rises due to cost-of-living crisis