Willetts: Tories risking ‘red wall’ if they cut university places
Former universities minister attacks current government thinking and says it should be expanding, not limiting, participation
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Tackle ‘signalling’ head on to ward off criticism – thinktank
Up to 40 per cent of wage benefit from degrees could be down to universities being a signal of prior attainment, says reportÂ
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The week in higher education – 30 September 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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New science minister ‘has one month to save £22 billion pledge’
George Freeman must urgently strike alliances across Whitehall to preserve UK government’s ‘once in a generation’ research pledge, say experts
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Extra cash for Covid-hit PhDs and research culture but QR frozen
Research England makes one-off awards for government priorities but no uplift for recurrent research funding
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How many international students is too many?
The pandemic has exposed some anglophone universities’ financial over-reliance on overseas students. But if internationalisation takes a step back in the coming years, how much will be lost...
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Decolonisation does not threaten science or academic freedom
Addressing the very real problem of global epistemic exclusion is inclusive and democratic, says Simon Marginson
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30 September 2021 digital edition
Sky’s the limit? Balancing international student numbers
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World University Rankings 2022 by subject: computer science methodology
Different weights and measures The subject tables employ the same range of 13 performance indicators used in the overall World University Rankings 2022, brought together with scores provided under...
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World University Rankings 2022 by subject: engineering methodology
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 engineering subject ranking includes a range of narrower subject areas. The subjects used to create this ranking are: General engineering...
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Canberra told to backpedal on cybersecurity intervention
MPs tell Australian government to consult more on onerous aspects of its ‘critical infrastructure’ power push
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Donor favours muddled ‘Varsity Blues’ probe, prosecutor admits
Standard university solicitations raised some concern in arresting parents over admissions bribes
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Nottingham rebuked for ‘misleading’ students over China campus
Official censure comes amid claims that pioneering institution is only ‘a Chinese college that bears Nottingham’s name’
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Cancel culture: ‘fish out of water’ academics feel it most
While right-leaning scholars are most likely to feel silenced in the West, in the developing world, left-wingers are more likely to self-censor
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StuDocu: academics angry as lecture notes shared without consent
Note-sharing platform accused of cashing in on students uploading teaching materials