Why French students want ‘opaque’ admissions platform scrapped
Experts warn that state-run Parcoursup lacks transparency and has done little to level the playing field for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
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Call for review of appointment of Tokyo’s first female president
Ministers intervene after Yuko Fujigaki did not win staff vote, but supporters say row demonstrates wider threats to university autonomy
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‘Toughened up’ TEF will ‘further fragment divided sector’
Shift from quality enhancement to compliance needed to tackle issues with franchising, say supporters, but others doubt new regime will lead to material changes for students
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Enrolment data ‘show Job-ready Graduates reforms are working’
Shadow minister claims credit as latest data shows 5 per cent jump in Australian university commencements
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Dislike of teaching is an odd trait if your job is lecturer
Passion for research, predominant introversion and demanding students may all be factors, says Adrian Furnham – who rather enjoys teaching
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Would a change of government relieve Israel’s embattled HE sector?
As Israeli voters go to the polls on Tuesday, senior sector figures hope that a new administration would reverse the politicisation of universities and ease international boycotts. But with higher...
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UK urged to commit to Erasmus+ as MEPs push for higher budget
Belgian liberal MEP says the UK should not consider participation as merely a ‘one-year experiment’ as Brussels debates what future scheme should look like
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University investigating marketing academic for blog criticism
Lecturer says it is ‘outrageous’ that he is under investigation for saying most institutional advertising is ‘pointless’
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Irish visa rejection ‘broke me’, says Gazan student
Ahmed Abuhassan, who has a fully funded place at University College Dublin, urges Ireland’s justice minister to reconsider his decision to reject visa
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British Library to turn reading rooms into paid-for workspaces
Areas dedicated to science and social science in national institution to be ‘repurposed’, sparking the ire of scholars