Pakistani lecturers and students tend to be similar in age, which makes romances inevitable. Universities must do more to raise awareness of the potential fallout of such relationships, say Abur...
Seekers of dispassionate truth may be irritated by the moral passion of the likes of Dostoevsky, Zola and Chekhov, but it is a much stronger influence on public opinion, says David Aberbach
Telling opponents of liberal values to ‘jog on’ may be tempting, but it risks confirming opponents’ claims that universities are aloof bastions of leftism, says Julie Odams
Partisan social media posts typically get more attention, but dispassionate analyses are what academics are valued for, says Stuart Brown
Paul Hagan says Robert Gordon University principal and fellow deputy should have been sanctioned for failing to declare conflict of interest
University and staff payments set to increase even though Joint Expert Panel is yet to report
Four women settle legal action against university over 2008-09 promotion round
The University of the Witwatersrand will not use ‘Mr’, ‘Mrs’ or ‘Miss’ in official communications
Investigation discovers 400,000 researchers worldwide have used ‘pseudoscientific’ journals
Lawyer says Spanish warrant means that economics professor remains an ‘exile’
University says it is ‘exploring options’, but sector leaders urge caution
Institutions set to be rated on metrics including the number of classrooms and dormitories that they have
Promoting active learning is nothing close to ‘religious fervour’, but rather follows the findings of robust, evidence-based research, says Carl Wieman
Is Australia’s higher education export industry destined to become a victim of its own success?
Likely downturn in recruitment coincides with dwindling domestic funding