‘Seismic spring’ shifts US attitudes to student safety on campus
Court rulings make clear that higher education institutions’ responsibilities go further than previously thought
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Malaysia’s change of power prompts fresh look at branch campuses
Although ousted prime minister Najib Razak supported strategy, there were signs it had already reached its limits
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Australian vice-chancellors join the millionaires’ club
Michael Spence maintains status as Australia’s highest-paid university leader despite cut in salary
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Working with institutions outside the global elite is the way to truly internationalise
Universities that realise that innovation won’t always come via the top of league tables are the ones that will thrive in challenging times, says Maggie Dallman
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David Christian: the historian taking the longest view
New book sets human history in the light of the wider trends that have shaped the universe
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Leave the lecture hall and step into the 21st century
We have information at our fingertips like never before, transforming the way we learn and retain information yet university learning and teaching has changed very little over the decades, argues...
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Call for hybrid approaches as unmet Chinese demand spikes
Bums-on-seats model ‘failing millions of Chinese’, conference hears
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Tuition fees ‘not the answer’ for Argentina as budgets squeezed
Buenos Aires rector says public universities remain committed to their social mission
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What being a professional bodybuilder taught me about gaining tenure
An injury forced Laura Rotunno to stop extreme bodybuilding, but the experience taught her how to take risks in her academic career
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Top researchers don’t make better teachers, study finds
Dutch study finds students do not get better grades if they are taught by leading scholars
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New Zealand plans three-year work right for foreign graduates
Proposals also curtail opportunities for dependants of international students in the country
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Sally Hunt clings on as UCU leader as congress curtailed
Staff refuse to allow delegates to consider motion calling for general secretary’s resignation
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What free higher education really means (and doesn’t mean)
Free tuition policies might appear to alleviate student debt and create more access to higher education, but the reality is a far less equitable system, says Ariane de Gayardon
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Scholarly societies ‘more diverse than universities’
World-first study suggests scientific societies may offer an underappreciated avenue for female academics to burst through the glass ceiling