Latin America University Rankings 2022: down but not out – a view from Venezuela
Higher education in Venezuela has suffered with the rest of the country, but Juan Carlos Navarro identifies pockets of hope in the sector
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Northwestern president appointee pulls out after cancer diagnosis
Rebecca Blank, who was until recently head of Wisconsin’s flagship campus, to return to state to fight aggressive form of disease
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UK university and Indian IIT to offer joint degree for first time
Inaugural intake of students expected to arrive in Birmingham in autumn 2023, but funding and governance still to be determined
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Abortion ruling tipped to turbocharge US college voting turnout
After 80 per cent gain in youth voting for last midterm congressional election cycle, Supreme Court decision seen as driving interest even higher
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German exchange cuts ‘threaten global reputation’
Planned reductions to Foreign Ministry budget would hurt institutional cooperation and leave researchers in the lurch, DAAD exchange service says
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Science press officers’ work-life balance is disappearing
Fracturing audiences and commercial priorities are diverting resources for science communication and leaving expertise unrewarded, says Helen Jamison
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Talking leadership 34: Denise Pires de Carvalho on political interference in Brazil
The president of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro discusses budget cuts and encouraging interdisciplinarity
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Time to honour Tory research spending promises, Zahawi told
British Academy chief Julia Black says Treasury must urgently clarify stance on Horizon Europe and long-term backing for UK science
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Latin America University Rankings 2022: HE beyond the pandemic
The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic still pose challenges to higher education systems with structural inequalities, says Mónica Marquina
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George Freeman’s offer to return as UK science minister rebuffed
University sector awaits political leadership as key posts lie vacant
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Buckingham chair resigns after ‘losing confidence’ in v-c
‘Anyone who thinks the university is in good shape is deluded,’ says former Morgan Stanley executive in resignation letter
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‘Very good’ visa processing gives UK edge with overseas students
Survey results ‘show significant differences’ in performance of major student destination countries amid high demand for student visas
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Labour rights are not the solution to PhD exploitation
The doctorate must remain an apprenticeship. Better to cut PhD students’ teaching load by hiring more teaching staff, says Ruth Machen
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Student evaluations show gender bias even in most equal country
Male students at university in Iceland tended to rate their female teachers lower than male counterparts in both teaching and course organisation
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Kathleen Folbigg: expertise on trial over notorious child deaths
Case of Australia’s ‘most hated woman’ highlights tensions between justice, science and courts’ need to distinguish between world experts and ‘proven performers’