Black students in US ‘at higher risk of attempting suicide’
Study finds that students who are more likely to perceive stigma around mental health issues have greater odds of exhibiting suicidal behaviour
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UK general election 2019: where could students impact the vote?
Students could have significant impact on individual seats, THE modelling suggests, but jury is out on whether this might change overall result
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Australian minister stokes university free speech ‘arms race’
Dan Tehan tells THE that he ‘fully supported’ institutions going beyond sector-wide code
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Tweet this: There is more to academic life than triumph and misery
Would-be scholars confronted with academics’ tweets could be forgiven for running for the hills, worries Scott Rich
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Dutch end ‘one-sided’ research focus and hope world follows
Proposals include new job classifications, a rolling back of metrics, and shorter publication lists in a bid to end excessive ‘emphasis on research performance’
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Universities split over pay deductions for action short of strike
Ucea chair’s institution among those to decide against withholding salaries
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UK post-study work visa may force Australia to shorten master’s
International education advocate predicts that competitor countries will be forced to respond to policy shift in order to stay competitive
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Universities’ vital prison role highlighted after terror attack
Impact of higher education study on reoffending rates emphasised
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Academics should not be so wary of researching royalty
Prince Andrew’s fall from grace a full decade after Jeffrey Epstein’s conviction underlines academia’s failure to probe modern power, says Jason Lee
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North Carolina pays Confederate group to house soldier statue
Backers of 19th century war for slavery get millions to preserve Silent Sam
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Tories and Labour fight battle of ideas on higher education
Conservatives’ intense scepticism about the value of expanded higher education set against Labour’s attack on ‘failed free-market experiment’, as differing philosophies underlie pledges
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King’s posts £154 million deficit as pension charges hit UK sector
Huge deficits emerge as universities start to publish 2018-19 accounts – but impact will be reversed next year
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Reverse REF submission rule, says Willetts
Former universities minister says applied science is neglected as researchers chase publications for research excellence framework
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Contest to host Civic University Network launches
Institutions can bid for funding to host network that will drive civic university agenda, as it gains political traction
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Counting citations adds up to improved science
Jonathan R. Goodman is wrong to blame bibliometrics for stifling academic debate, says Craig Aaen-Stockdale