Most voters in Scotland and Wales back R&D spending
Poll ahead of May’s Holyrood and Senedd election finds ‘broad but shallow’ support for investing in research
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US education department ‘not dead but being dismantled’
Moving student loan portfolio to Treasury seen as biggest move yet in Trump’s efforts to close under-pressure department
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What is to be done about England’s student debt storm?
A wave of dismay about student loans has flooded the UK media recently, with graduates complaining that ever-rising debt levels are threatening to capsize their personal finances. How could or should...
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Australia is finally moving towards equality in health research
Research Australia’s pre-budget submission is the latest move to ensure women finally receive equity in health and careers, says Jessica Borger
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V-c salary capping bill ‘unnecessary’, finds Senate committee
Australian parliament urged not to pass independent senator’s legislation because Remuneration Tribunal is already addressing pay of university leaders
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France’s booming for-profit education sector ‘lacks oversight’
Lack of scrutiny given to rapidly expanding institutions out of step with amount of public money flowing through them, researchers argue
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Force agents to register, international educators tell Canberra
But integrity problems will never be resolved unless authorities enforce the current rules, report finds
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Chegg fined by Australian court for facilitating cheating
US homework help giant fined A$500K in first for Australian anti-cheating laws
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Quarter of students without A levels fail to complete degree
Universities told to offer better support to entrants with few or no qualifications following debate over whether these students should be able to access loans
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One in three women leave academia after having children
‘Motherhood penalty’ sees female academics who have children less likely to secure a tenured position than their male counterparts, finds LSE study
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New Zealand university funding shortfall set to widen
Institutions face tough choices, as Tertiary Education Commission warns of ‘challenging fiscal environment’
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‘Stop worshipping sandstone’: university ads take aim at ‘elitism’
Canberra v-c insists he is not picking a fight with new campaign that pokes fun at more illustrious institutions
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AI marking trial ‘not looking to replace humans’
Pilot study that has seen UK institutions test software that can give students grades and feedback ‘confirming importance of educators in the process’, say organisers
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Drug recovery is now US national policy. Campuses need to step up
Without big improvements, universities will fail to play their part in a long overdue effort to embed support in everyday institutions, says Noel Vest