‘Intangible’ benefits of university research ‘must be cherished’
Extra financial assistance would support wider unseen benefits of university-led research, says science advocacy group
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Onshore study squeeze ‘undermines branch campus ambitions’
While Australia says it wants universities ‘going to the world’, its policies are making it harder
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Universities seek to overcome Chinese open access resistance
‘There’s an assumption that if you pay for something, it is going to be better quality than if it’s free,’ says librarian involved in Hong Kong collaboration
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Alarm over ‘staggering’ leadership pay at UK private providers
Hefty pay packages and patchy record on declaring financial data should prompt tougher scrutiny of for-profit sector, says critic
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Anglia Ruskin blames error as London campus gifts £50K to Tories
University says donation was meant to have been made personally by Ravi Gill, owner of the operating company
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I stopped taking student attendance personally and haven’t looked back
I concentrate on the joy I get from working with the students who do show up, rather than feeling slighted by those who don’t, says Anna Meier
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Ombudsman raps Taiwanese university on sexual harassment response
Students at National Taiwan University subjected to further harm after reporting misconduct, according to investigators
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Kansas chemist gets final acquittal in China ties case
Five years after arrest in Trump crackdown, Chinese-born Franklin Feng Tao gets vindication – and wants his job back
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Repeal of ‘anti-strike’ laws set to reshape industrial relations
Industrial action turnout threshold set for axe, minimum service levels going nowhere, but new rules on zero-hours contracts on the way
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‘Notable differences’ in progression rates on foundation courses
International students not being offered a back door to prestigious institutions, review finds, but issues with progression and different conditions flagged
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Coventry among India branch campus contenders
Some universities are in the final stages of agreeing branch campus plans while others are treading more cautiously
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One in three degree applicants ‘may not enrol’ amid cost concerns
Survey finds widening gap between hopes and expectations of students from richest and poorest backgrounds
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‘Entrenched’ earnings inequalities persist even with a degree
Report by Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes examines the earnings and employment status of more than 1 million individuals
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Not everyone benefits economically from UK HE. And this matters
Persistent earning gaps by gender, ethnicity and socio-economic background are unfair to individuals and a drag on the economy, says Omar Khan
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With fewer overseas students, Australia must fully fund research
The government must recognise that lower international revenues will make research costs unsustainable, says John Carroll