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8 May

Private universities law will stem Greek diaspora, minister says

8 May

Cap overseas student numbers and scrap graduate visa, says report

8 May

Australia needs an international strategy. The accord offers nothing

The final report’s scant recommendations and mooted interventions are uninspiring, unhelpful and, at times, alarming, says Michael Wesley

By Michael Wesley

8 May

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Universities ‘risk grinding to a halt’ as job cuts deepen

7 May

An electronic eye, symbolising digital surveillance

Universities’ over-monitoring culture is a threat to academic freedom

7 May

Asia University Rankings 2024: in charts

Continent’s elite shuffle positions, while more universities from West and South Asia feature

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Digital Universities US 2024

6 May - 8 May 2024

St. Louis, MO, United States

How to choose an app that will encourage reporting of sexual violence on campus

By Laura M. Stevens

Chicago calls in police as Cardona grilled on Gaza protests

By Paul Basken

8 May

Columbia cancels commencement as US-wide protests continue

By Paul Basken

7 May

US colleges face ‘perfect storm’ on international recruitment

7 May

Can US universities ‘heal’ after campus clashes over Gaza?

By Jack Grove

6 May

Police shut down university Gaza protests in Berlin and Amsterdam

8 May

Cap overseas student numbers and scrap graduate visa, says report

8 May

Chinese pay lion’s share of master’s fees at top UK universities

8 May

Private universities law will stem Greek diaspora, minister says

8 May

Indian opposition accuses v-cs of right-wing affiliations

By Helen Packer

7 May

Whoever wins the election, political attacks on Indian HEIs must end

By Eldho Mathews

6 May

Ten years to prepare for demographic cliff edge, China warned

By Jing Liu

5 May

Second-chance society: how Singapore rethought academic success

By Helen Packer

3 May

Australia needs an international strategy. The accord offers nothing

By Michael Wesley

8 May

Australian encampments mimic US precursors but not in pugnacity

7 May

Locals winners, foreigners likely losers in Australian budget

6 May

Australian universities saved by windfalls but future looks bleak

6 May

News

Chinese pay lion’s share of master’s fees at top UK universities

Estimates suggest Russell Group’s Chinese fee income has quadrupled in recent years

8 May

Students hold flares as they take part in a demonstration against the government's plans for private universities to illustrate Private universities law will stem Greek diaspora, minister says

Private universities law will stem Greek diaspora, minister says

Kyriakos Pierrakakis tells THE that controversial reforms will help to make country a higher education destination

8 May

Cap overseas student numbers and scrap graduate visa, says report

Right-wing thinktank argues government, not universities, should be put in control of student visa numbers to ‘reduce the potential for abuse’

8 May

Chicago calls in police as Cardona grilled on Gaza protests

By Paul Basken

8 May

Police shut down university Gaza protests in Berlin and Amsterdam

8 May

Academics fear managers’ ‘panopticon-like’ digital surveillance

By Jack Grove

7 May

Universities ‘risk grinding to a halt’ as job cuts deepen

7 May

Pro-Palestinian encampments spread across UK universities

7 May

NUS settles with former president ousted over antisemitism claims

7 May

UK graduate visa vital for local economies, city leaders tell MAC

7 May

US colleges face ‘perfect storm’ on international recruitment

7 May

Australian encampments mimic US precursors but not in pugnacity

7 May

In Gaza protests, enemies of US higher education find new weapon

Just as universities enter election-year battle over their worth, cries of antisemitism – sincere or otherwise – play into their historic partisan vulnerabilities

30 April

'Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain' play at the Garrick Theatre, London, Britain

How young academics are breathing new life into Horrible Histories

As the celebrated children’s historical sketch show marks its 15th anniversary, Jack Grove speaks to its head writer, history producer and PhD researchers on how scholarly sleuthing has been crucial to its long success

Illustration from Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes. Sancho Panza finds Don Quixote after he unsuccessfully attacks a windmill (edited to show modern wind turbines).

Is AI the final nail in the coffin for modern languages?

Anglophone scepticism about the value of language study had been rising for many years before anyone had heard of Duolingo or ChatGPT. But while some academics believe technology will kill off universities’ remaining language departments, others dare to hope it will be their saviour. Patrick Jack reports

Opinion

By Michael Wesley

Australia needs an international strategy. The accord offers nothing

The final report’s scant recommendations and mooted interventions are uninspiring, unhelpful and, at times, alarming, says Michael Wesley

8 May

Universities’ over-monitoring culture is a threat to academic freedom

The digital revolution is creating a sense of always being watched and judged in both teaching and research, say Chavan Kissoon and Terence Karran

Devotees gather near an effigy of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the Ram Mandir Temple to illustrate Political attacks on Indian HEIs must end

Whoever wins the election, political attacks on Indian HEIs must end

The BJP’s ideological pressure is causing religion and politics to intrude into academia, risking a disastrous brain drain, says Eldho Mathews

The rise of AI doesn’t mean we should forget about memorisation

By Loïc Plé

5 May

Ignoring the UK’s China reliance is a recipe for disaster

By Connor Horsfall

4 May

Policing AI use by counting ‘telltale’ words is flawed and damaging

By Lilian Schofield

3 May

This isn’t the 1960s. Administrators are now conscripted into the attack

By Harvey J. Graff

2 May

World policy

Whoever wins the election, political attacks on Indian HEIs must end

The BJP’s ideological pressure is causing religion and politics to intrude into academia, risking a disastrous brain drain, says Eldho Mathews

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International students make me feel like an academic again

Overseas students’ respect for learning helps restore some of the authority that consumerism has stripped from UK academics, says Rania Hafez

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Transforming in three dimensions: challenges of digital innovation in HE

Digital transformation is inevitable, but as a Times Higher Education gathering heard, getting it right is complex and fraught with challenges

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Alexander Ping-kong Wai on future-proofing higher education

The head of Hong Kong Baptist University shares his solution to the rapidly changing jobs market

29 April

SKKU’s Ji-Beom Yoo: ‘we must learn without fear’

As overhaul presses staff and students to broaden horizons, president discusses handling faculty pushback, maintaining a vital Samsung partnership and dealing with disgruntled alumni

By Pola Lem

24 April

Teresa Woodruff on steering a university back to ‘safe harbour’

The interim president of Michigan State University shares her approach to healing the campus community after a deadly shooting and sexual misconduct crises

By Tiya Thomas-Alexander

9 February

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