Some would argue that there are too many international students but it’s a problem many universities would like to have, for financial and other reasons
Student satisfaction fell as the pandemic disrupted campus life, and while assessment wasn’t singled out, it’s worth assessing how fit it is for the future
We must challenge carping about the bottom-line worth of university study by reiterating that other paths’ pay-offs in no way denigrate a degree’s value
Academia jettisoned decades of orthodoxy about how to teach and research overnight when the pandemic hit. What’s stopping it making other transformations?
The global nature of higher education is its greatest strength, which is now under threat from the effects of Covid, nationalism and industry competition
The pandemic is accelerating debates about fundamental issues that universities cannot brush aside if they are to keep politicians and the public on their side
Universities are starting to reveal how they intend to move forward in a world still reeling from the pandemic. Much rides on getting the response right
The coronavirus crisis has knocked everyone sideways, including universities. And while they have no quick, easy answers, they are central to tackling it
HE is already suffering the financial impact of the coronavirus. But could a longer-term effect include a positive shift in mindset over HE’s fundamental role?
Universities must meet the disruption caused by the new coronavirus with technological dexterity, tactical flexibility, strategic vision – and compassion
In a marketised system, student numbers are rising. Small universities offer a collegial approach and, for some, better, not bigger, is the key to excellence
Across the world, vice-chancellors’ statesmanship is being put to the test because no campus can escape the intrusion of politics, domestic and international