Liberty on a leash
Universities are autonomous in principle but their financial reliance on the state means conflict is inevitable 鈥 and suppression is a very real threat
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Research council鈥檚 in-house experts join grant veto rebellion
Backlash grows to include proposed legislation to remove ministers鈥 power to cancel funding applications
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Australia offers to refund international students鈥 visa fees
Sector says overseas learners should be able to focus on their courses, but government also has an eye on labour shortages
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Princeton student sues university over Iran jailing
Postgraduate student Xiyue聽Wang alleges broad failures by university in three-year imprisonment, while experts see more complicated reality
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Ministers cancel campus mask advice as Plan聽B rolled back
English universities should 鈥榙eliver face-to-face teaching without restrictions鈥, says Department for聽Education
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The New Female Antihero, by Sarah Hagelin and Gillian Silverman
Catherine Rottenberg enjoys an analysis of a new generation of characters who are transforming the narrative possibilities for women on screen
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Interview with Rama Govindarajan
Monsoon physicist talks through her journey resisting pressure to be聽鈥榣adylike鈥 and becoming the only woman of 54 in chemical engineering class
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Fraser Woodburn, 1951-2021
Tributes paid to administrator of 鈥榠mmense ability鈥 who spent 17 years as secretary of the Open University
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Universities spend 拢600 million on severance pay in four years
Data聽reveal 69 per cent increase in outlay between 2016-17 and 2019-20 in England
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Australians fear brain drain after 鈥榖oneheaded鈥 grant vetoes
Ex-prime minister says cancellation of funding 鈥榖etrays government鈥檚 hostility to higher education鈥
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The week in higher education 鈥 20 January 2022
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
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TEF gets 鈥榬equires improvement鈥 badge for 鈥榓bsence of聽excellence鈥
Label would apply to providers failing to get a rating and in England would limit the fees they can charge, according to consultation
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Six in 10 graduates must get professional jobs, universities told
Latest stage of English plan to tackle 鈥榩oor quality鈥 via absolute baselines for student outcomes brings threat of punishment for institutions that fall short