Innovation Summit: use AI to fix ‘broken’ courses, ‘not scale them’ Impact of AI on education may be overestimated unless used to rethink traditions, says technologist By Helen Packer 10 December
India journal subscription deal comes up against open access goal One Nation One Subscription deal agreed with major academic publishers after five years of negotiations, but some believe academia is moving on By Helen Packer 9 December
Thailand ‘positive’ on university branch campuses Relaxation of regulations needed for country to grow as international hub, say experts By Helen Packer 8 December
Arab Universities Summit: do research on your doorstep, academics urged Current health data is largely based on Western studies and Western participants, leading to potential data gaps for Middle Eastern citizens By Juliette Rowsell 6 December
Times Higher Education Awards Arab World 2024: winners announced Three wins each for United Arab Emirates and Egypt, with Jordan and Morocco close behind By THE reporters 5 December
Arab Universities Summit: call to collaborate to educate refugees THE summit hears that scholarships and online courses can play an important role in aiding students displaced by conflict By Juliette Rowsell 5 December
South Korean students ‘ashamed’ by Yoon’s martial law gamble Calls among academics and students for South Korean president’s resignation amplify after shock political crisis By Helen Packer 5 December
Curtin University opens ‘fully fledged’ Sri Lanka campus ‘Purpose-built’ facilities will help improve student mobility around the Indian Ocean rim, says Perth-based university By John Ross 5 December
Arab Universities Summit: graduates are not ‘finished product’ Skills development is job of whole society, not just universities, conference hears By Juliette Rowsell 5 December
Arab Universities Summit: industry blanks ‘sausage machine’ research Closer relationships with companies needed to produce more relevant scholarship, summit hears By Juliette Rowsell 4 December
Arab Universities Summit: call to focus on tackling graduate unemployment Universities risk becoming ‘obsolete’ if they are not able to tailor education to their local communities, summit hears By Juliette Rowsell 4 December
Call for sector ombudsman to ease India’s PhD suicide crisis Offering independent adjudication of complaints against PhD supervisors may offer timely assistance to at-risk students, says India’s suicide prevention tsar By Jack Grove 4 December