Australian researchers contend with continuing extreme weather
Academics and researchers grapple with the latest challenge of a catastrophic summer
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Casualised staff ‘dehumanised’ in UK universities
UCU report examines how academics on insecure contracts are ‘vulnerable and open to exploitation’
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Has global higher education recovered from the financial crash?
Analysis of Unesco and OECD data suggests that, on the surface, spending has rebounded – but some fundamental aspects of higher education investment may have been permanently altered
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McGill asserts divestment commitment after academic quits
University’s leader pledges effective climate response, not ‘symbolic’ actions
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Jo Johnson warns Tories against university culture war
Former minister calls for ‘in trouble’ apprenticeship levy to be reformed into skills and ‘lifelong learning levy’
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Sex for grades is a scandal no matter who raises it
Questioning the BBC’s agenda in highlighting the problem in Ghana and Nigeria does not make it any less serious, says Eric Fredua-Kwarteng
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Finishing isn’t everything, says dropout study
A ‘deficit-centric discourse’ is obscuring the benefits of partially completed courses, Australian research finds
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Researcher calls for donations of laboratory equipment for Africa
Many campuses on continent lack basic scientific tools
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Canada’s Arctic university ‘lets north solve northern problems’
Yukon University will offer its own degrees and combine Western and Indigenous approaches to science
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Professional societies need to take bold steps to support precarious scholars
From alienating alumni to excluding contingent workers from governing councils, societies and university departments risk doing a disservice to 70 per cent of academics in the US, says Zeb Larson
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Donation rows reignite debate over universities’ gift policies
Academics say there has been a shift in guidelines on philanthropy but changes are likely to remain superficial
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Open up your education system, India told
Sector leaders emphasise potential role that country’s academics could play in finding solutions to global challenges
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Bonuses ‘likely behind’ Indonesian skew towards domestic research
Share of country’s research involving international collaboration more than halves as domestic publications surge
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Counselling and scholarships prioritised in bushfire response
Mental and financial survival are prioritised, as government and universities chart recovery efforts
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Are video games a neglected resource for popularising research?
New organisation should help build partnerships between academics and content developers