Australian government flags future funding increases
Productivity needs will drive taxpayer support of universities in the ‘medium term’, minister tells conference
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Do researchers trust each other’s work?
Survey of more than 3,000 academics finds many are sceptical about scholarship they come across
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University departments squeezed by English and maths decline
Number of students taking subjects at A level drops after introduction of reformed GCSEs
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Male academics value quick PhD completion more than women
Increasing number of female evaluators on committees could put more emphasis on long-term outcomes, says researcher
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US-based academic who ‘had job in China’ faces fraud charges
Researcher could face decades in prison if found guilty
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Contingency fund set up as Australia’s foreign fee reliance grows
UNSW takes action to insure itself against drop in Chinese student recruitment
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Data police force will help clean up research
An independent service to check data and algorithms is the only way to resolve the research replication crisis, say Christophe Pérignon and Christophe Hurlin
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Window of calm closes as Hong Kong classes resume
Strikes planned, welcomes canned, visits discouraged and events cancelled as campuses brace for strife
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Use metrics to pick speakers and beat gender bias, scholars urge
Australian team harnesses data to inject equity into conference programmes
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India’s ‘institutes of eminence’ scheme a ‘huge farce’
Experts raise further concerns over excellence initiative after 14 more universities granted elite status
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Effort to push immigrants to join US universities seen as backfiring
Sting operations counter welcoming narrative hinted at in changes to residency rules
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It’s time to look beyond student mobility
Internationalisation in HE should focus on the mobility of programmes and providers, not just student mobility, writes Diane Simpson
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Reaching invisible students: white working-class boys
Digital technologies can help bridge the gap between universities and disenfranchised social groups, says Kathy Johnson
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Switch off your mobile phone if you want to switch on your brain
Students and academics who look at their phones during breaks may perform more poorly as a result, researchers say
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UCU rejected lower pension contributions over strike moratorium
Union brands inclusion of two-year bar on walkouts in compromise offer ‘ludicrous’