10 October 2024 digital edition
Results of 2025 THE World University Rankings announced
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Australian Senate committee greenlights student ombudsman bill
Parliamentarians dismiss warnings about workload and academic freedom infringements
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What happened to scholars disciplined over Israel-Gaza comments?
Dozens of faculty members at US institutions were rebuked for their actions after the 7 October Hamas attacks – some have now returned to work while others still face criminal charges
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Can collective pay bargaining survive in the UK?
Diverging financial pressures are putting untold strain on common pay and pension arrangements. As recent pay awards constrain richer universities’ ability to reward their staff as they see fit while...
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A measure of reality
A story of UK decline in this year’s rankings reflects higher education’s years out in the cold – a funding thaw is needed, but so too is sector-led reform
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KAUST to host Times Higher Education World Academic Summit 2025
Flagship higher education event on 7-9 October 2025 to focus on ‘Universities as agents of change’
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Interview with Sahar El Aidy
Microbiologist on her latest breakthrough and why we should care more about our guts
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Ethnic minority leaders upholding white supremacy, says professor
Kalwant Bhopal claims senior academics of colour succeed by ‘performing whiteness’
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Economic changes ‘slowing Australian students down’
Unfazed by unemployment, and resigned about home ownership, learners are taking their feet off the pedal
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US extends lead over UK in educating world leaders
Alumni of American institutions now lead 70 countries globally after largest yearly increase
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The week in higher education – 10 October 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Universities must fix America’s broken credit transfer system
Providing a pathway from community colleges to universities, the US’ credit transfer system is admired around the world for driving social mobility and offering a vital second chance for late...
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All science papers must state how confident we should be in them
In this age of widespread mis/disinformation, non-scientists need help to better grasp which claims bear rigorous scrutiny, says Gary Atkinson
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Universities rushing to aid refugees ‘may do more harm than good’
United Nations expert says higher education is vital for supporting displaced peoples, but should be channelled through humanitarian agencies
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Scientists share chemistry Nobel for ‘cracking code’ of proteins
Biochemistry professor David Baker and Google DeepMind scientists Sir Demis Hassabis and John Jumper awarded the 2024 prize