Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022: results announced Russia overtakes Taiwan to possess the joint second highest number of institutions in the top 200, after China By Rosa Ellis 19 October
North Carolina admissions lawsuit win upholds affirmative action Federal court decision continues series of losses for conservative activist group By Paul Basken 19 October
Tennessee offers to rehire engineer cleared in China trial Anming Hu was acquitted in court prosecution under Trump crackdown on academic scientists with China ties By Paul Basken 19 October
Cheating ‘a learning opportunity’ for students New approach to academic misconduct slashes university workload and leaves a better taste in the mouth – for staff as well as students By John Ross 19 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
US universities ponder massive debt to Native Americans In year since land-grant institutions learned they were funded by theft, serious conversations have barely begun By Paul Basken 19 October
US postgraduate enrolment grows despite pandemic disruption Increased domestic recruitment, particularly among minorities, offsets overseas decline By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 18 October
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 By Chris Havergal 18 October
Indian scholars call for more transparency in senior appointments Public knowledge of reasoning behind picks ‘could have avoided past mistakes’ By Pola Lem 18 October
Ridd judgment leaves academic freedom ‘too ambiguous’ Don’t allow confidentiality clauses over issues connected with intellectual freedom, says sacked professor By John Ross 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’ By Simon Baker 18 October
Polish academics gave communist greats less than full Marx Study of Cold War-era references debunks modern view that citing Marx, Lenin and Stalin was mandatory to avoid censorship By Simon Baker 17 October
Libraries today: digital futures and Renaissance ideals University libraries are changing in major ways, but there are important lessons to be learned from the past, argues author of new book By Matthew Reisz 16 October
Cambridge cancels UAE partnership talks over phone hacking claims Pegagus revelations ‘caused us to decide that it’s not the right time to be pursuing these kinds of really ambitious plans’, says vice-chancellor By Chris Havergal 15 October
Australian state abandons arrival caps and quarantine But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed By John Ross 15 October
Universities ‘at risk’ from Singapore’s foreign interference act Minister’s assurances not ‘watertight guarantees’ that regular academic activities fall outside law’s purview By John Ross 15 October
Statue removal ‘last straw’ for some Hong Kong academics Researchers face prospect that they might not find more work in academia if they leave city By Pola Lem 15 October
Contract cheating campaigners turn focus to UK devolved nations Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland must follow English lead on outlawing essay mills By Anna McKie 15 October
Gopal accuses government of ‘double standards’ over cancellation Home Office staff were due to hear from prominent scholar as part of series to mark Black History Month By Simon Baker 14 October
Georgia state universities weaken tenure protections Move bolsters fears of political attacks on US higher education and prompts AAUP to consider boycott By Paul Basken 14 October
The week in higher education – 14 October 2021 The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media By THE reporters 14 October
Four in 10 UK PhD students ‘at high risk of suicide’, says study Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers By Jack Grove 14 October
Embed climate change education into all degrees, academics urge Paper released ahead of COP26 says lecturers need more support to integrate environmental issues into their teaching By Simon Baker 14 October
Gareth Williams, 1935-2021 ‘Dedicated and inspirational’ teacher had expertise that was recognised all over the world By Matthew Reisz 14 October
Lisa Cook: I thought mathematical economics was too easy Embracing economics after an iconic mountain climb, a daughter of the Deep South takes an optimistic outlook to promoting racial progress By Paul Basken 14 October
Students in limbo as Taliban tighten grip on Afghanistan Many press on with classes, despite hiding from the Taliban By Pola Lem 14 October
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
Law and business among four new subject rankings announced US and UK lose dominance in law, while social sciences, business and economics and education results also released By Rosa Ellis 13 October
Charges dropped for first time in US admissions scandal Just ahead of trial, former Wake Forest volleyball coach gets reprieve in return for repaying alleged bribe By Paul Basken 13 October
Peter Ridd’s lost appeal ‘a win for intellectual freedom’ Constitutional lawyer says Australian case will help frame courts’ approach to academic freedom issues By John Ross 13 October
Den Hollander minds the fort at Murdoch Former Deakin boss appointed to babysit her second Perth university By John Ross 13 October
Australian reef research sceptic loses appeal against sacking Peter Ridd judgment may encourage universities to hide behind ‘confidentiality’ veil, transparency advocate warns By John Ross 13 October
Japanese universities pin funding hopes on Kishida cabinet Sector leaders want to see cash flow beyond top universities and borders reopen for international students By Pola Lem 13 October
Don’t ‘write people off’ by restricting access, urges UUK chief Steve West draws on experience of his ‘very different’ educational path to warn against limiting university admissions By John Morgan 13 October
BAME awarding gap shrinks under ‘flexible’ Covid marking policies Use of ‘no-detriment’ rules during pandemic may have contributed to shrinkage, Advance HE report suggests By Simon Baker 13 October
US and Canadian students protest over sexual assaults Anger growing amid greater awareness and sense of administration failures By Paul Basken 13 October
