Research delayed as blackouts wreak havoc in South Africa
Repeated power outages cause widespread disruption on campuses, with fears that more students will drop out as a result
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Cambridge’s blueprint points the way for UK investment zones
With the right policies in place, the university can repeat the past 25 years’ economic return within the next decade, says Anthony Freeling
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The UK’s lack of long-term vision on supercomputing does not compute
The exascale machine referenced in the budget will be expensive, but the price of strategic missteps is higher, say Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield
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Monash Malaysia’s new chief aims to keep students in the country
As well-connected academic prepares to take the helm at her alma mater’s branch campus, she reflects on the opportunities – and challenges – for the institution and the nation
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‘Buy papers or lose your job’: the dilemma facing Thai academics
Linking salary rises to publication record has fuelled research ethics violations, with early career academics struggling the most
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The US Department of Education must do more to help students vote
Universities need guidance on providing voter registration opportunities and using work-study funds for civic engagement, says Mike Burns
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UK university strikes to continue despite offer of fresh talks
Union’s key decision-making committee decides against another strikes pause and putting agreement to members
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‘Jaw-dropping’ £20 million over-repaid in student loans
Student Loans Company says staff working from home caused an increase in the number of people over-repaying
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Oxford professors ‘forced to retire’ win tribunal case
Judges find university’s policy of compulsory retirement at 68 not ‘proportionate’ as aims not proven
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Former NUS president challenges dismissal at tribunal
The national student body for the UK has maintained the investigation into allegations of antisemitism was robust
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Row over president’s research consumes Stanford
After claims of image manipulation in papers by Marc Tessier-Lavigne, neuroscientist promises vindication amid signs of faculty unease
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University leaders must defend freedom against DeSantis’ overreach
Higher education leaders are often reluctant to enter the political realm, but now this prudence carries the stench of cowardice, says Michael Roth
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‘Overwhelming support’ for Australian graduate debt relief
Broad agreement on the impacts of loan repayment arrangements, but less agreement on the remedies
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Peter Frankopan: ‘I’m a historian, not a prophet’
The UK’s ‘rock star historian’ Peter Frankopan talks to Matthew Reisz about his ambitious follow-up to his Silk Roads chronicle and the perils of being seen as a modern-day sage
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Seeing stars
Trying to forecast the future of higher education tends to leave heads spinning, but new analysis from the OECD’s data guru brings some trends into focus