Interdisciplinary education ‘key’ to Indian space sector take-off
Generalists are needed to help India achieve its ambitious space goals, THE summit hears
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‘Wage theft’: Sydney commits to A$23 million backpay programme
‘Enforceable undertaking’ with workplace regulator also includes new checks and balances and half-million-dollar ‘contrition payment’
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Rocky Tuan: I’ve had a hard time at CUHK, but I’ve got no regrets
Outgoing president says that city’s universities still have ‘tremendous potential’, but that their autonomy should be protected
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Revive education infrastructure fund, universities tell Canberra
Dedicated source of capital funding tops umbrella body’s election wish list
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Poor English skills hold back Chinese students in UK universities
One in five Chinese learners say all of their friends are drawn from their home country
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Employers urge chancellor to fund master’s level apprenticeships
Letter signed by hundreds of industry and education leaders says government should rethink plans to remove higher-level courses from levy
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Elite UK universities accept record share of school-leavers
Sector-wide increase in acceptance rate arrests two years of decline
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English regulator to ‘transform’ approach to assessing standards
Proposed strategy sets out ‘integrated approach’ to quality, built around ‘more routine’ Teaching Excellence Framework and possible realignment with European standards
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Helping to reconstruct Palestinian HE could bring new ideas to the West
The political freedom currently exists for Palestinians to debate how to build back better. But it may be short-lived, warns Bill Williamson
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Call to rethink promotion criteria to help women advance
Traditional progression metrics and unbalanced governing bodies holding female academics back, say experts
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Five-figure payouts for students after courses lose accreditation
Ombudsman urges providers in England and Wales to offer ‘timely’ communication over significant course changes
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Exiled Russian scholar: ‘When Putin goes, we will return home’
Forced to leave their homeland because of political persecution or international isolation, Russian academics reflect on life in Western academia, communicating with old colleagues and what happens...
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Most full-time academics in UK now earning more than £50,000
Milestone is little comfort to staff stuck on insecure contracts, says union
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Nigerian PhD student awarded compensation in ‘landmark’ UK case
Nigerian doctoral student Sue Agazie will receive compensation after Newcastle University admitted failings in supervision
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Australian ‘Superstars of STEM’ aim to encourage female enrolment
While some women may not feel safe with numbers, according to stereotype, Katie Buchhorn uses numbers to help keep women safe