India’s new education minister jumps on problems
Exam dates and national policy addressed in first weekÂ

Exam dates and national policy addressed in first weekÂ

World Bank’s head of education calls for focus on creating ‘single ecosystem’ in tertiary education

Growing participation in the rankings attests to universities’ determination to raise quality and better serve their communities, says Ellie Bothwell

Pandemic-related budget constraints and anti-science governments are taking their toll on researchers in their region. Ellie Bothwell reports

Latin American universities are rising, but more slowly than othersÂ

Throughout the disruption and privations of the pandemic, Latin America’s institutions have gone the extra mile to support their students, while remaining focused on improving standards

Frustrated by rises in publishers’ article processing charges, the country wants to expand non-commercial journals instead

As a union steps up the fight in the UK, wide variation in the treatment of PhD candidates continues around the world

Decline in female representation at undergraduate and master's level is cause for concern, says Royal Economic Society

It will take real courage to unpack the failures of leaders over the past year, but there are important lessons to be learned, says Patrick Sanaghan

University and College Union warns English universities could become ‘incubators for Covid’ without robust safety measures

Pandemic could reverse gender-equity advances in Asia-Pacific region, researchers warn

Our innovative, empathic and cooperative approach to the pandemic needs to be used to address more deep-seated problems such as poverty and inequality, says Chantal Jouannet Valderrama

Li Wei also expresses concern about state of modern language teaching in UK