Four years later, reframing the Salaita controversy
Ilana Akresh says ending聽Steven Salaita鈥檚 employment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the grounds of hate speech was overly simplified聽聽
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Fears over potential publisher 鈥榤onopoly鈥 in digital research tools
As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to 鈥榣ock in鈥櫬爏cholars to their services
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European alliances make Britain great
The UK鈥檚 highly internationalised university system 鈥 a major factor in its research success 鈥 is a treasure that must be saved from a political altar
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Letters 鈥 16 August 2018
Foreign students deserve more English support The article 鈥淎re students fans of聽peers from abroad?鈥 (News, 9 August) reported on a survey of UK undergraduates鈥 views on internationalisation. Based...
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色盒直播 to host student engagement forum in New York
The event will host the launch of the 2019 US College Rankings in partnership with the Wall Street Journal
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色盒直播 podcast: The 2018 World Academic Summit preview
聽Who鈥檚 coming and what鈥檚 on the agenda for the 2018聽World Academic Summit in Singapore 聽
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Interview with Samira Ahmed
The BBC presenter and writer聽talks about how women should 鈥榙emand equal pay鈥 and suggests a聽novel windfall tax to help fund HE
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Firing the canon
Dahl before Dostoevsky? Harry Potter before Proust? It鈥檚 time to acknowledge the texts that really constitute the modern literary canon, says Felipe Fern谩ndez-Armesto聽
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Let鈥檚 spare students this outdated admissions rigamarole
New furore over a steep rise in unconditional offers and concerns over student mental health underlines why reform of the UK鈥檚 unique admissions system is long overdue, says Julie Kelly
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Universities must prepare for legalisation of pot
Discussions with students about how marijuana can affect studies and health and talks about its place on campus are needed before the drug becomes legal in Canada, say Alexandra Burnett, Rodney A....
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Brazilian postgrad and postdoc funding could end amid economic crisis
Drastic cuts necessary聽if聽funding situation not resolved, government agency warns
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Oxford plans new college amid postgrad and undergrad growth
New centre could have 拢200 million price tag and be funded by wealthy benefactor
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A-level results 2018: reaction from higher education
Key figures from the university sector respond to results and early Ucas figures on acceptances
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Micro-credentials 鈥榰ndermine鈥 learning
Billed as a remedy for career uncertainty, micro-credentials may play into bosses鈥 hands, critics warn
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Australian government takes over student insurance
Government steps in after scams undermine consumer protection arrangements