Global international student numbers triple over two decades
Almost seven million students studying in overseas location, Unesco reports, with four million of them in Europe and North America
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Don’t focus key funding scheme on political priorities, EU urged
European Commission’s proposal to introduce directionality to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions met with alarm
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Universities ‘can’t pick laws to follow’ despite trans tensions
Backlash inevitable as use of single-sex spaces is restricted but Supreme Court ruling has shifted institutions’ role, says equality expert
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Embrace neutrality to stop Trump-like attacks, universities told
Canadian institutions should shed left-wing reputations to ward off potential Conservative criticism, according to academic
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Funding lifeline nudges New Zealand universities into surplus
Annual reports paint 2024 as a year of reprieve, but expiry of teaching subsidy enhancement ‘will make things tighter’
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My paper was probably reviewed by AI – and that’s a serious problem
Our paper was rejected on the basis of reviewer comments that were vague, formulaic, often irrelevant and occasionally inaccurate, says Seongjin Hong
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Focus R&D spending on priority areas, says UK industrial strategy
Ten-year budgets, research ‘mission’ fund and commercialisation focus confirmed in new blueprint that outlines ‘critical’ role of universities in driving growth
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UK finally unveils £54 million global talent scheme
Much-anticipated package for recruiting foreign researchers follows similar moves by France and the European Union to snap up US scientists
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PhD students ‘may be overlooked’ in sexual harassment regulations
Blurred line between staff and students could leave postgraduate researchers at greater risk
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Foreign student fees ‘powerful lever’ for autocratic nations
Authoritarians in the Academy explores how foreign influence is undermining freedom and integrity within US universities
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Universities ‘at risk of over-assessing’ in response to AI
Concerns piling on more tests may harm students as artificial intelligence forces re-evaluation of assessment methods
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Is Europe really a safe haven for US academics fleeing Trump?
Europe has launched a raft of schemes to lure US academics. But as the far right’s power increases across the continent, would-be émigrés could be forgiven for fearing that universities in their...
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We must help stop the haemorrhaging of medics from the Global South
Medical schools in high-income countries should expand training capacity, foster global collaborations and promote ethical practices, says Danica Sims