UK degree classifications are no longer fit for purpose
The honours system has too narrow a scope and too few grades. Why not embrace the Hear and the GCSE scale, asks Zahir Irani
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Female researchers close global mobility gap on men
Analysis using authors’ affiliations also finds female researchers prefer Italy and Spain, while more of their male counterparts go to Japan
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Brussels pledges ‘immediate’ Horizon talks once UK-EU deal done
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says discussions will begin once new Northern Ireland framework is confirmed
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Alabama cheers basketball star despite alleged role in killing
Member of leading US collegiate basketball team keeps winning games after allegedly delivering gun said to have been used by teammate and friend in murder
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‘Outdated views’ blamed as California system bans online degrees
University closes loophole that had allowed students to craft a fully online programme but critics say decision relied on ‘unsupported claims’
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UEA vice-chancellor David Richardson quits amid financial crisis
Biochemist ends nine-year tenure at Norwich institution after staff pass vote of no confidence
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India struggles to fill academic posts set aside for lower castes
Scholars call for greater transparency on institutional hiring processes
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End to UK’s Horizon roadblock in sight but deal on money needed
Potential UK-EU deal on Northern Ireland is chance to finalise Horizon association, but UK’s financial contribution ‘will have to be changed’
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Commit to restoring ‘£7,000’ pension losses now, say USS members
Major governance reform ‘desperately needed’ despite improving financial health of UK’s biggest higher education scheme
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Will Ukrainian internationalisation be another victim of the war?
The disruption and destruction, on top of concerns about quality, could turn off the international student tap, says Ararat Osipian
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Porto’s internationally focused medical programme provokes fury
Anger at plans for majority of intake to come from abroad when domestic medical school applicants face fierce competition
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Microcredentials, not short courses, should drive lifelong learning plans
Disappointing results from pilot scheme indicate a focus on 10-credit modules, rather than 30-credit courses, is the way forward, says Annabel Kiernan
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Poland looks to Asia and Africa to boost student recruitment
Students who would have studied in Ukraine are turning to Poland since the invasion, university leaders say
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The pandemic prepared Ukrainian HE well for a year of war
Developed techniques to create virtual field trips are proving a boon to students’ education and morale, say Simon Hutchinson and Nataliia Popovych
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Unions ‘disappointed’ as Ucea goes ahead with interim pay rise
All staff covered by national negotiations to receive 2 per cent or £1,000 more in March