Why do the Tories keep talking about Blair’s 50 per cent target?
Rishi Sunak’s recent attack on higher education expansion as ‘one of great mistakes of the last 30 years’ leaves questions on economics and politics
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US campuses confront extent of donor influence after Israel rows
While political protest a time-honoured tradition, ferocity of pro-Israel onslaught leaves academia to mull its true independence
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‘Hostile atmosphere’ for queer students on Japanese campuses
LGBQ students reported their straight peers gossiping about them and attempting to ‘out’ them
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Talking leadership: Michel Mawad on riding out the storm in Lebanon
Michel Mawad fights to keep the lights on at Lebanese American University and its teaching hospitals, and to keep staff while supporting students amid economic and political crisis. But he’s not...
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Universities must put their money where their mouths are on liberal arts
Innovative programmes to revive student interest in the humanities are great, but they must be properly funded and staffed, says an academic
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UKRI faces mounting pushback over equality panel ‘capitulation’
Academics resign from voluntary positions after funder follows ‘strong preference’ of minister ‘outraged’ by posts on Israel-Hamas conflict, with union warning that more could follow
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Sector urged to step up climate measures like carbon pricing
Only a small minority of institutions adopting climate change policies common in the private sector, finds report
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US university fined $38 million for PhD cost ‘lies’
Most Grand Canyon University students on affected programmes had to pay as much as $12,000 (£10,000) more than advertised, says Department of Education
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Employment umpire quashes Australian university staff deal
SCU decision the latest sign of doom for workplace agreements that lack union support
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Bullying support network launched due to universities’ ‘inaction’
Group hopes to instigate culture change in UK higher education to stop ‘toleration’ of bullies
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Palestinian campus death toll passes 400, says ministry
Learning of nearly 90,000 students in Gaza Strip disrupted as Israeli reprisals force universities to suspend operations
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West Virginia’s Gee: university leaders ‘are driven by fear’
Most-travelled US university president says sector must make hard calls on priorities, but has too few willing to do so
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Record low success rate for Australian research grants
The paperwork burden is declining, but so are the prospects of obtaining funds, new data shows
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India’s internationalisation drive must be realistic and pragmatic
Problems may result from focusing on branch campuses, resisting online provision and partnering only with top 1,000 institutions, says Mike Winter
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UKRI suspends equality body blasted by minister over Israel posts
Dame Ottoline Leyser’s acceptance of ministerial demands is likely to anger scholars who claim Michelle Donelan’s criticism undermines academic freedom