Higher education for good: finding optimism in uncertain times
Higher Education for Good is a new book that seeks to聽build a better future after years of turbulence and acute crises
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If international students are welcome, UK policy and rhetoric must show it
The UK government must pledge to maintain the graduate route and confine its review聽to genuine abuse, says Jamie Arrowsmith
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21 December 2024 digital edition
No place like home? The joys and trials of academic mobility
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In the bleak midwinter
As the year ends, the problems facing universities seem to be stacking ever higher. But will a general election next year bring any respite?
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Prague university shooting leaves 14 dead and dozens injured
Staff and students聽lock themselves in offices as聽student gunman carries out 鈥榩remeditated violent attack鈥
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The Guv鈥檔or: Power relations in the maritime and academic economies
In John Gilbey鈥檚 seasonal tale, the sharks are circling the vice-chancellor of the University of Rural England. But the fishing village to which he flees is not as innocent as he depicted it in his...
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The joys and trials of academic homecomings
Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life.聽As the festive family reunion season gets into full...
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Interview with Isabelle Kingsley
Educator and equity analyst discusses bilingualism, academia鈥檚 misguided values and the societal benefits of scientific uncertainty
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Ministers urged to ready response to major university going bust
Serious financial concerns at a handful of English universities over potential breaches of banking covenants
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AI 鈥榣ab partner鈥 designs and executes its own experiments
New system can help democratise science and speed pace of discovery, says study
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We think the same, say identical twin researchers studying twins
脕d谩m and D谩vid T谩rnoki, radiologists at Semmelweis University,聽discuss their shared 鈥榯rajectory鈥
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The week in higher education 鈥 21 December 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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Campus leaders shouldn鈥檛 be judged on their political pronouncements
The Elizabeth Magill case notwithstanding, presidents should focus on how conflicts affect the primary mission of their university, says Nicholas Dirks
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Duncan Ivison to succeed Nancy Rothwell as Manchester v-c
Political philosopher was most recently deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney
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Arizona cuts student aid and freezes hiring, but defends sports
After analysing surprise $240 million budget shortfall, university reduces scholarships and freezes faculty pay and hiring, while calling athletics a core element