Falling African share of tertiary education aid ‘a great concern’ Unesco report suggests large share of funding goes towards scholarships in relatively wealthy nations By Simon Baker 13 June
Boosting African doctoral capacity needs national partnerships Meeting the continent’s need for more doctoral graduates is hampered by a lack of resources and qualified supervisors, says Teklu Abate Bekele By Teklu Abate Bekele 6 June
WCRI 2022: democratisation of knowledge ‘here to stay’ Salim Abdool Karim welcomes increased transparency of research brought about by pandemic but says it has also brought its challenges By Tom Williams 31 May
Students encouraged to message each other during exams Academics experiment with allowing undergraduates to text each other during assessments, and get positive response By Tom Williams 31 March
European universities must embrace truly equal partnerships with Africa A joint EU-AU document places universities in the vanguard of increased intercontinental collaboration, says Jan Palmowski By Jan Palmowski 18 February
Mamokgethi Phakeng: creating an inclusive campus culture The University of Cape Town vice-chancellor ‘walks a tightrope between the picket line and the boardroom’ to ensure the entire campus community is listened to By Rosa Ellis 14 December
Abdulrazak Gurnah: I wanted to write and be an academic Nobel literature laureate on his dual career, childhood memories and why decolonising the curriculum is nothing new By Matthew Reisz 3 December
Embrace advent of Western remote tutors, African academics told Ghanaian university president Patrick Awuah says local academics and students should welcome expertise that remotely based scholars bring By Jack Grove 17 November
Climate Impact Forum: Unleash student activism to turbocharge climate efforts, say v-cs THE Climate Impact Forum hears issue may still be seen as ‘middle-class problem’ in poorer nations By Simon Baker 28 October
‘Toxic’ leadership hurts women in South African universities Study author says results demonstrate pervasive nature of patriarchy in higher education By Anna McKie 19 October
World University Rankings 2022: rising stars to watch Universities in Africa and the Middle East have made the most progress since 2018 By Ellie Bothwell 2 September
World Academic Summit: universities yet to grasp ‘enormity’ of slavery redress Admitting profits is a strong start, experts say, but academia has much more central culpability yet to remedy By Paul Basken 2 September
