Falling African share of tertiary education aid ‘a great concern’
Unesco report suggests large share of funding goes towards scholarships in relatively wealthy nations
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Lifelong learning reforms may not pay their way, thinktank warns
IFS says adults studying individual modules may be less likely to complete degrees and get highly paid jobs
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Poor design of alternative medicine research is an ethical issue
Low-quality studies waste resources, abuse patients and undermine trust in science. Ethics committees should be more stringent, says Edzard Ernst
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Provost resigns over ‘morally wrong’ job cuts
Daniel Silber complains university was not giving staff being made redundant enough time to find a new role
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Universities ‘reinventing the wheel’ on virtual student exchange
Rather than repeating other institutions’ mistakes, universities should embrace established ‘modalities’ for collaborative online international learning – and appreciate it as more than a Covid...
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Grasping others’ perspective is the key to transformative learning
A reliance on critical thinking alone will fall foul of students’ cognitive biases, says James Southworth
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Australia’s jobs-based pitch to international students ‘clumsy’
Focus should be on high-end jobs after students graduate – not low-end jobs while they study, sector leaders say
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Ministers rein in English student loan interest rate hike
Maximum interest rate capped at 7.3Â per cent, down from expected 12Â per cent
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Skills-based transcripts better demonstrate the value of degrees
If the emphasis in the job market is on skills-based hiring, a college transcript ought to reflect that, says Darren Catalano
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Stay of execution for UK’s European Research Council grants
Funder pushes deadline for awardees to finalise departure plans or lose EU funding back to 29 June
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MPs bid to hand ministers power to block Confucius Institutes
Amendment to free speech legislation would require higher education providers to report proposed partnerships with overseas organisations
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Clarify rules on China research collaboration, Canberra urged
Australia will be the big loser from an exodus of Chinese researchers, academics warn
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‘Reckoning’ looms for indigenous knowledge collections
Australia’s oldest university library adopts new protocols for acknowledgement, representation and access to indigenous material
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Professors contest Oxford harassment rules in free speech row
Policies ‘frustrating academic freedom’ by supressing lawful free speech, dons argue
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UK universities strike local deals to end marking boycotts
Local union branches secure major wins in long-running disputes but others left with nothing