The UK government’s Augar response locks in deep generational inequality
An unsustainable strategic choice has been made to worsen the university offer for future students and graduates, says Chris Husbands
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‘We are ready’: Ukraine’s universities calm in the face of war
Academics call on overseas colleagues to ‘stand with us’ as Putin’s army attacks
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Biden administration declares end to China crackdown
US ends Trump-era approach after scores of arrests, repeated failed prosecutions and growing criticisms
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‘More reflection needed’ on indigenous knowledge and science
No group should have exclusive ‘authority to speak’, New Zealand forum hears
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India’s regulation-free city offers blueprint for branch campuses
Gujarat seeks to entice overseas institutions with ‘headache-free’ offices in gleaming tower blocks
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I told you so: England’s 2010 tuition fee reforms were doomed to fail
Flawed assumptions about how universities and statisticians would react to the trebling of fees are behind today’s retrogressive steps, says Aaron Porter
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Professional troupe takes Dance Your PhD contest to another level
2022 winner brews up a fungi-based love story with a lot of help from his friends
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Post-qualification admissions reforms in England scrapped
Plans for students to apply to university after receiving their results have again been abandoned
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Augar response: number cap options include graduate earnings
Westminster government launches consultation on whether it should reintroduce student number controls, sector-wide or by institution
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French universities eye ‘disruptive project’ if Macron re-elected
Current administration has pushed through important reforms, but reorganising a complex sector around universities will be a tougher sell
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Male-dominated editorial boards ‘hold back psychology’
Audit of top psychology and neuroscience titles highlights relative lack of female editors and US dominance that may be harming science, say authors
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Augar response: ‘highest earners benefit’ in student loan revamp
Westminster government unveils major student finance changes creating ‘more sustainable’ system, as sector voices concern on minimum entry bar plan
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Universities must not avoid genuine engagement with difficult issues
The academy should be a safe haven for ignorance – provided it is accompanied by a willingness to be respectfully challenged, says Nic Smith
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Universities move lectures online as Omicron ravages New Zealand
Back-to-campus plans hit snags on both sides of the Tasman
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Minister: minimum entry rules ‘not definite direction of travel’
Westminster government ‘starting a conversation’ on minimum entry bar, and proposals would affect only ‘tiny proportion’ of students, says Michelle Donelan