Should universities embrace NFTs?
Non-fungible tokens offer US higher education the prospect of major profits, but mostly in sports and with threat of long-term losses
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Purging Romania’s PhD plagiarism ‘will take decades’
As investigations into a third Romanian prime minister stall, experts say awareness and consistent policies are needed
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Florida fears brain drain as political interference mounts
As Republicans pile up assaults on academic freedom, experienced out-of-state president suggests extensive costs to brand value
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Purnell seeks to double UAL’s enrolment via online shift
Growth can help arts university deliver access and ‘social purpose’ despite English funding freeze, says v-c, architect of Blair’s HE expansion target
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China schools lecturers on ‘correct thinking’ over Ukraine war
Staff reportedly told Nato is to blame for conflict triggered by Russian invasion
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Fossil fuel research ties undermine universities’ climate change response
Accepting industry money risks distorting research and allowing polluting firms to greenwash their reputations, says Zak Coleman
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Indigenous knowledge prompts a whale of a discovery
Identification of new species ‘a beautiful example of the impact indigenous culture and science can have when combined’
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Scholars scattered by Ukraine war turn to virtual universities
Two embryonic institutions are providing a teaching venue and mentorship for those fleeing from both sides of the war
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Ignore the books: there is no single Big Problem with higher education
Universities and colleges have such a range of histories, missions and demographics that proposing single solutions is misguided, says Harvey Graff
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Minister condemns Oxford college that ‘silenced rape accuser’
Michelle Donelan ‘disgusted’ by claim student was threatened with expulsion if she spoke out
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Tying funding to outreach ‘fails to help freedom of expression’
Efforts to encourage more academics into public debates should forget indicators and focus on training and support, Norwegian rectors say
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US universities retreat from test-optional admissions
MIT joins several state institutions in resuming SAT-ACT mandate as pandemic eases, providing opening to wider reassessment
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Parental pressure linked to rise in student perfectionism
Researchers warn of ‘impending public health issue’ as excessive demands placed on students to excel
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Energy crisis sparks ‘frackademia’ frenzy for campus drilling
Disruption to academic life ‘small price to pay’ for financial returns from gas reserves, British universities told