Dismissing concern about China as Sinophobia is a disservice to students
The UK’s new Academic Interference Reporting Route is welcome, but senior university leaders have significant blind spots, says Michelle Shipworth

The UK’s new Academic Interference Reporting Route is welcome, but senior university leaders have significant blind spots, says Michelle Shipworth

Researcher finds no preference for sending sons over daughters to Western universities, but argues gender still shapes decisions in more subtle ways

Former home secretary puts universities ‘on notice’ after being appointed to Nigel Farage’s ‘shadow cabinet’

Findings outline need for systemic whole-of-sector reforms, commissioner says

Further proof of rapid growth in research master’s courses emerges, with programmes with ‘low academic requirements’ and ‘no English tests’ advertised online

Taith being wound down as UK prepares to rejoin Erasmus but academics say nation has benefitted hugely from having own programme

Incoming government could take sector in different direction, scholars say, depending on which party handed power over key ministry

Complex governance arrangements and lack of regulation of emeritus titles putting female colleagues at risk, says UCU report

‘Unique’ university-company partnership would produce GPs geared for country practice without eroding other schools’ placements, backers say

From climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors

Pre-action letters sent to 36 more universities over lost teaching during pandemic as long-running ‘test case’ resolved

Authors must put aside personal pride and seek retractions when their literature proves unreliable, says sleuth

Calls for regulator to act on subject review findings and better align education provision with nation’s needs, as six of its eight universities face deficits

Risk of fraud ‘not evenly distributed’, with those pushing fake certificates and embellished grades finding new ways to mask wrongdoing