How men get away with dodging ‘academic housework’
Women expected to be ‘organisational team-players’ while male colleagues ‘allowed to pursue their individual career interests’
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University staff more likely to be LGB+ than general population
Study says fears of under-representation are ‘unfounded’ and warns affirmative action could therefore be ‘unlawful’
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Academic prosecuted for calling minister’s speech ‘neo-Hitlerite’
Italian philosopher faces defamation charges after condemning use of term ‘ethnic replacement’
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Asia University Rankings 2024: methodology
To reflect this dynamic region, we make adjustments to the criteria behind our World University Rankings, which we have revised to reflect today’s higher education scene
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The OfS’ proposals on student sexual misconduct are not fit for purpose
Perhaps we need, instead, a specific tribunal to investigate and hear the most serious allegations, says Guy Micklewright
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Columbia students fight back against protest crackdown
After more than 100 arrests at demonstration supporting Palestinians, students revive mass occupation, putting their president under new fire from briefly supportive Republicans
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Colleges warily welcome Biden rules on campus sexual assaults
Colleges and universities grateful that president is restoring their control over sexual misconduct hearings, but warn about speed and frequency of change
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Safety fears and cost push Gulf students away from US, towards UK
Significant drop in North American enrolments mirrored by increased recruitment by UK and Australia
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Florida universities quiet over ban on hiring Chinese academics
State law against foreign scholars allows institutions to pursue exceptions, but faculty and students are largely left to wage protests
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Embed climate change content in health degrees, experts say
Climate change is ‘exacerbating almost every type of illness’, and health graduates of all stripes must be geared up for it
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Sunway president: universities must focus on bridging frontiers
Sibrandes Poppema shares how his institution is strengthening links across countries and with industry and society
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An external regulator is not the solution to academic misconduct
The problem is very real, but it would be more effective to invest in creating an institutional culture of responsibility and accountability, says Jim Nicell
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Using games in teaching ‘boosts grades and student satisfaction’
Moving beyond ‘chalk-and-talk’ can have significant benefits, but many lecturers remain wary
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Identity-specific jobs adverts are discriminatory. Why can’t we say so?
While well intentioned, reserving positions for under-represented groups only takes us further away from the colour-blind ideal, says an academic