Dangerous waters ahead
War has helped to fan inflation and wither universities’ resources. With scant prospect of let-up, all eyes are watching the horizon for hopeful signs
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Western civilisation courses among most competitive in Australia
While staff hostility towards philanthropically backed humanities courses has not abated, entry and satisfaction scores suggest students take a different view
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Ministerial approval for changing PhD topic ‘unworkable’
Academics call for rethink of latest Australian security intervention
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Interview with Suchi Saria
The product of a warm and happy childhood spent tinkering with computers explains how soft expectations created a personal drive that startled lab colleagues
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Germany’s ‘extremely elitist’ Excellence Strategy changes tack
Compromise between egalitarian and competitive ideals could usher in bigger university groupings and more interdisciplinary evaluation
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Open access is closed to middle-income countries
In developing nations deemed too rich for fee waivers, subscription journals are the only publishing option, say three Brazilian scientists
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14 April 2022 digital edition
Hiring on fire:Â Will universities get burned by post-Covid labour issues?
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Talking leadership 21: Maria Klawe on sexism in tech
The president of Harvey Mudd College discusses smashing glass ceilings and how to get more women into STEM subjectsÂ
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Will US universities’ labour pains be the mother of invention?
The Great Resignation, remote working and rapid changes in the graduate employment market are all forcing US higher education institutions to evolve – fast. But are institutions that have spent two...
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Biden team questions Congress’ fear of Confucius Institutes
Opening congressionally mandated review of Chinese educational centres, Pentagon official pushes lawmakers to concentrate on bigger challenges
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Inflation drives English student loan interest rate upwards
Graduates facing interest rate ‘rollercoaster ride’ in coming years unless changes are made to the way cap is implemented, Institute for Fiscal Studies says
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Higher education ‘a bit player’ in coming Australian election
But insiders say there are votes to be gained in policies to make participation more equitable
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Another English funding review ‘inevitable’ after fees freeze
V-cs increasingly predict next government will have to look again at sector funding as costs rise and universities face ‘running on fumes’
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Pressure to pass mediocre students forced me out of academia
After years of resisting university managers determined to graduate students at all costs, one US professor decided it was time to quit
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Funny academic journal paper titles ‘can increase citations’
New citation study overturns long-held belief that science is no laughing matter