The liberal arts can counteract polarisation – but there are caveats
Higher education must double down on the liberal education values of interdisciplinarity, experiential learning and critical thinking, says Eric Skipper
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UCU calls for vulnerable to work remotely as Omicron surges
Union updates guidance to branches that also calls for ‘high quality’ face masks to be made available to staff
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Royal Holloway and St George’s call off revived merger talks
End of negotiations echoes events of 2008, when union was floated and then dropped
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‘Discreet’ chats to quiet defiance: tactics on Hong Kong campuses
Facing lower tolerance for free speech, academics and students share their approaches on retaining autonomy and avoiding unwanted scrutiny
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Preference for globetrotters leaves Chinese scholars ‘helpless’
Selective institutions more likely to show their favouritism publicly, study finds
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Minimum entry grades ‘would increase degree access inequality’
Former director of fair access Chris Millward says government move to cut university places ‘serious prospect’ but unlikely to succeed
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1 in 4 PhDs in survey ‘report feelings of suicide or self-harm’
Researchers say study adds to ‘growing body of evidence’ on poor mental well-being for doctoral students
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When will we ever escape the rut of outdated pedagogy?
The UK minister’s demand that universities stick to face-to-face lectures is a step backwards for education, says Wendy Garnham
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US sets new research ethics rules for scientists
Biden team aims to block Trump-era political interference in research findings, although its top adviser faces her own such questions
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US universities sued over joint financial aid limits
Lawsuit brought by five former students of 16 top-ranked institutions alleges costly violation of limited federal exemption for coordinating scholarship packages
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Striking Columbia student workers agree deal with university
Major union win includes access to arbitration or mediation on discrimination and harassment complaints
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Cambridge ends Learning Together after London Bridge attack
Review recommends end of prison education programme following ‘unimaginable grief’ caused by 2019 killings of two delegates
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Deficit-hit Goldsmiths ‘at sharp end of financialisation of HE’
Covid and public funding cuts hit London arts institution, while union also criticises new bank covenants
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Indian PhD maternity edict ‘welcome’ but barriers to women remain
University Grants Commission says doctoral students on fellowships should get eight months’ maternity leave
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Talking leadership 8: Anthony Finkelstein on lessons from government
The City president discusses his personal ties to the institution, the opportunities and threats universities pose to national security, and self-indulgence in higher education