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18 October

Universities warn of medicine recruitment squeeze in England

18 October

UCU says staff ‘left with no other option’ as strike ballots open

By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed

18 October

Practitioners have a lot to teach academics – and vice-versa

Gavin Reddin’s long business career allows him to supplement academic models with myriad real-life exceptions to the rules

By Gavin Reddin

18 October

My technophobia left me miscast as a Covid-year Mr Mom

17 October

Australia must improve its post-study employment offer

16 October

Universities in emerging economies deserve a new kind of leadership

Tackling global problems requires visionary leadership and fast, proactive and flexible decision-making, says Getachew Engida

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Events

Emerging Economies Summit

18 October - 20 October 2021

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Competing hierarchies of oppression: why race is a lower priority

By Kalwant Bhopal

US postgraduate enrolment grows despite pandemic disruption

18 October

Georgia state universities weaken tenure protections

14 October

Is Classics’ empire in terminal decline?

14 October

Charges dropped for first time in US admissions scandal

13 October

Universities warn of medicine recruitment squeeze in England

18 October

UCU says staff ‘left with no other option’ as strike ballots open

18 October

Polish academics gave communist greats less than full Marx

17 October

Libraries today: digital futures and Renaissance ideals

By Matthew Reisz

16 October

Indian scholars call for more transparency in senior appointments

18 October

Universities ‘at risk’ from Singapore’s foreign interference act

15 October

Statue removal ‘last straw’ for some Hong Kong academics

15 October

Students in limbo as Taliban tighten grip on Afghanistan

14 October

Ridd judgment leaves academic freedom ‘too ambiguous’

18 October

Australia must improve its post-study employment offer

By James Cauchy

16 October

Australian state abandons arrival caps and quarantine

15 October

Peter Ridd’s lost appeal ‘a win for intellectual freedom’

13 October

News

Ridd judgment leaves academic freedom ‘too ambiguous’

Don’t allow confidentiality clauses over issues connected with intellectual freedom, says sacked professor

18 October

Male trainer is teaching a woman in scrubs how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a doll designed for first aid training called a CPR dummy.Both the man and the nurse are wearing latex gloves

Universities warn of medicine recruitment squeeze in England

‘Return to pre-pandemic levels’ and refusal to lift cap to accommodate deferring students will limit opportunities, Russell Group warns

18 October

UCU says staff ‘left with no other option’ as strike ballots open

UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’

18 October

Indian scholars call for more transparency in senior appointments

By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed

18 October

US postgraduate enrolment grows despite pandemic disruption

18 October

Polish academics gave communist greats less than full Marx

17 October

Libraries today: digital futures and Renaissance ideals

By Matthew Reisz

16 October

Universities ‘at risk’ from Singapore’s foreign interference act

15 October

Cambridge cancels UAE partnership talks over phone hacking claims

15 October

Contract cheating campaigners turn focus to UK devolved nations

By Anna McKie

15 October

Statue removal ‘last straw’ for some Hong Kong academics

15 October

Australian state abandons arrival caps and quarantine

15 October

Australian state abandons arrival caps and quarantine

But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed

15 October

A poster of anti-vax movement in front of Berlaymont Building, the European Commission headquarters in the European district of Brussels, Belgium on April 19, 2021. stock photo

Covid experts get violent threats after speaking out on pandemic

Nature survey sparks fears that scientists will be deterred from sharing their expertise

By Anna McKie

13 October

Geelong, Australia – April 19, 2014 Deakin University’s Geelong Waterfront campus is housed in old woolstores built in 1893. More than 3,000 students attend this campus, studying architecture, nursing and health.

Deakin cuts 200 jobs as Australian redundancies roll on

Union queries necessity, as sector braces for the loss of hundreds more positions

12 October

In-depth

How would universities fare in a new Cold War?

EUA report imagining scenarios for 2030 also paints picture of higher education being squeezed by markets and authoritarianism

4 October

Businessman inside building looking at phone, woman standing outside as a metaphor for gender split: degrees aren’t paying off for women

Why is investment in higher education not paying off for women?

The gender participation gap continues to grow, according to OECD data, but men are still earning more

22 September

The role of the treasury on higher education. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak poses with the Budget Box alongside Chief Secretary to the Treasury Steve Barclay, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Kemi Badenoch and other staff on staircase

Fear over ‘lack of strategic focus’ in Treasury’s growing HE role

As spending review looms amid wrangles within government, question of what Treasury wants from universities is pressing

By John Morgan

9 September

Post-qualification offers would improve fairness in UK admissions

Basing offers on actual results, uniformly adjusted for previous educational disadvantage, would be more transparent and just, says Quintin McKellar

14 October

Is Classics’ empire in terminal decline?

With contention about diversity adding to concerns about employability and declining student numbers, does Classics in the US need rebranding or rethinking? Paul Basken reports

Man with medical mask over eyes surrounded by a crowd of people

Is Western academia keeping up with Asia’s rise?

In the third decade of the so-called Asian century, European and North American universities and governments continue to neglect the world’s most populous continent. As Asia grows ever more powerful, this must change, scholars tell Joyce Lau

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Opinion

By Gavin Reddin

Practitioners have a lot to teach academics – and vice-versa

Gavin Reddin’s long business career allows him to supplement academic models with myriad real-life exceptions to the rules

18 October

Competing hierarchies of oppression: why race is a lower priority

Gender is often given priority in HE because it’s seen as a universal concern that affects all women, but this ignores racism within gender equality work, says Kalwant Bhopal

My technophobia left me miscast as a Covid-year Mr Mom

The half-hearted pursuit of dust bunnies was less scary than teaching online, but it was no match for life on campus, says Jeffrey Susla

Australia must improve its post-study employment offer

By James Cauchy

16 October

Freedom of speech should not be restricted lightly

By Alison Assiter

15 October

UK research faces an autumn of political reckoning

By James Wilsdon

14 October

Will my popular science book bring any career benefits?

By John Tregoning

13 October

World policy

False data illustrating need for oversight in South-east Asian universities

South-east Asian universities should be externally audited

When observance of university rules is subservient to internal political considerations, standards and fairness suffer, says Afroz Shah

Editor's pick

For tolerance of body diversity, academia gets a big, fat zero

The ‘dark academia’ fashion trend underlines the stereotype of the slim, pale, serious woman dressed in black, says Rachel Moss

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Schrödinger’s students

With funding crunch time looming, some UK policymakers seem set on limiting education opportunities while advocating their benefits to society

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