Profit must not pervert education
Purdue University’s controversial acquisition of Kaplan University reflects the failure of for-profit education. But, under Trump, it may have an unwelcome resurgence, warns Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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The art of hiring female leaders
Higher education could learn a lot from the arts sector about recruiting senior women. Part-time roles and job-shares could be game-changers, says Joanna Read
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Swedish academia is no meritocracy
Unadvertised positions and favouritism 'commonplaces in Swedish academic hiring'
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New and noteworthy – 1 June 2017
Financial gain with Jain; Europe’s challenge; demographic engineering in the Middle East; and our many millions of microscopic family members
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Universities with the best staff-student ratio revealed
Universities with the highest student to staff ratio named
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UK universities sign up to ‘technician commitment’
Sector-wide initiative led by Science Council seeks to address ‘overlooked’ part of academic workforce
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Compulsory retirement is an old-fashioned lost cause
There is no evidence that mandatory retirement achieves its aims, argues Paul Ewart
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Entrepreneurs who want to dance: the liberal arts approach to business
The liberal arts approach can lead to business being done more thoughtfully, more creatively, and more sustainably, says Jeffrey Nesteruk
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University tells women to wear ‘low-cut’ outfits to graduation
Belgian institution says message was ‘contrary’ to university’s values following outcry on social media
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Oxford academics challenge ‘compulsory retirement’ rules
Researchers have triggered another vote over rules they believe to be ‘unlawful’ and ‘unfair’
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German hopes of recreating US-style bursary culture stutter
The Deutschlandstipendium, which sponsors students with a mixture of public and private funding, has disappointed some critics
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Hopes rise for solution to Central European University stand-off
Budapest institution says it will take in students for 2017-18, but its future is still not secure
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Student visa data highlight UK’s dependence on China
Latest immigration statistics from Home Office show how heavily UK universities now rely on students coming from the country