Franchise partners must be helped to improve, not just monitored
Enhanced accountability is vital, but organisations rarely improve because they are scrutinised more frequently, says Michael Green
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To defend against prejudice, I had to make my students’ work unassailable
I knew that somebody, somewhere, would question their abilities because of the colour of their skin. But when all three secured academic posts, we could – and did – ignore the raised eyebrows about...
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Sign up to Erasmus+ for longer term, urges Scottish minister
New appointee Alyn Smith acknowledges ‘very sharp’ divide on student migration between Westminster and Holyrood
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Want a catchy paper title? All you need is a Beatles lyric
Study finds thousands of papers reference songs by the Fab Four, suggesting scholars under pressure to stand out have leant on ‘one of the most globally recognised cultural phenomena’
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Wales could grant stay of execution to parts of exchange scheme
Taith by no means extinct, minister says, admitting ‘fear’ smaller organisations will struggle to compete in Erasmus+
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Data collection for Job-ready Graduates overhaul ‘a massive task’
Australian universities will struggle to provide the information policymakers need to replace the unpopular fee regime, conference hears
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Reform UK voters feel scientists are not ‘on their side’
New survey finds high public trust in science, but warns political polarisation could erode confidence
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‘Death trap’ student hostels in spotlight after building collapse
Toppling of a building in Delhi intensifies discussions around university infrastructure and student safety
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Xenophobia row as South African university ‘cancels’ seminar
King’s College London vice-president says she was told event was called off over ‘institutional concerns about the participation of international academics’, but institution puts it down to scheduling
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Are device-free classrooms the way forward?
US universities embrace laptop and phone bans, but professor suggests policies may be more about political positioning than pedagogy
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New campuses are not the answer to Indonesia’s quality problem
Empowering existing centres of academic excellence is the best way to make the country’s higher education world class, says Theddeus O.H. Prasetyono
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Argentinian universities on strike as Milei dodges funding law
Teaching union leading day-long industrial action as disagreement rumbles on over blocked funding for higher education
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Cumbria accused of ‘fire and rehire’ threat in pensions row
Staff offered £8,000 to give up Local Government Pension Scheme membership, but those who do not agree could have their contracts terminated, union says
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Aria chief executive defends US investment partnerships
Kathleen Fisher says keeping science firms in the UK is ‘not only Aria’s responsibility’, following Lords pressure