Viral disinformation about London safety ‘damaging universities’

Coordinated social media campaigns portraying capital city as unsafe pose problems for institutions trying to attract students

Faculty are right that AI output is mediocre. They’re wrong about why

If AI amplifies what you bring to it, the liberal arts mission of developing critical thinkers becomes not nostalgia but practical necessity, says Nicholas Creel

Arif Ahmed urges university leaders to stay ‘politically neutral’

Political statements by management may appear to be viewpoint of institution, warns university free speech tsar

Senate committee to probe ‘failed promise’ of higher education

University degrees no match for bots that sift applications as well as stealing graduates’ jobs, rebel senator says

Students want to ‘take back Bard’ from college president

Four-day week university hails results but scepticism remains

Sunderland’s London campus trial extended after ‘overwhelming’ support but take-up of idea remains low in sector battling deficits and job losses

‘Quality has to catch up with quantity’ in China’s HE expansion

Country’s ambition to become world’s leading higher education sector by 2035 will only be achieved if employment, inequality and governance concerns addressed, says new book

Concern as Canadian courses rely on temporary teaching staff

Short-term academic work becoming ever bigger problem in Canada as teaching seen as ‘variable cost’ amid changing enrolments and budgetary shocks

The STFC turmoil bodes ill for UK plc as well as UK physics

Even if delayed grants arrive soon, it is too late to hire postdocs this year, and wider budget cuts will cut the supply of tech skills, says Malcolm Fairbairn

Is striving for excellence a liability for Europe’s early-career precariat?

In principle, permanent positions are awarded to the most deserving – but perceptions remain that, in reality, many universities value connections over merit. Phillip Haubrock describes his struggles...

Scholarships aim to bring scientists to remote Scottish islands

Fully funded places on master’s courses seen as first step in attracting more academic talent to Orkney and beyond

Arts education in ‘tremendous’ demand across Asia – LASALLE chief

New president of leading Singaporean arts college discusses how creative industries are helping cities grow and importance of thinking differently and impact of moving into federated model

‘Party is over’ for Australian international education

Government strategy to prioritise value over volume appears to be working as commencements and enrolments trend down

‘Look again’ at fairness of student loans, says Michael Gove

Education secretary when Plan 2 loans were introduced tells THE that universities ‘would be in even shakier position’ without his changes