Auckland ‘too slow’ to protect academic from pandemic threats
Judge tells university to pay damages but rules there was no breach of Siouxsie Wiles’ academic freedom
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New Zealand seeks to drive up degree completion rates
When too many students fail to graduate, small investments can make a world of difference, says commission
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Chinese students ‘most likely to face racism’ in UK post-Covid
Increased discrimination may be hangover from pandemic, say researchers behind International Student Barometer
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Academics urged to fill policy void at heart of new UK government
Scholars see opportunities to influence Labour’s thinking on universities and beyond as power of thinktanks wanes
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Complainants must be told the results of sexual misconduct investigations
The instinct to err on the side of non-transparency is understandable, but the accused get more protection than the victims, say five experts
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Jacqui Smith returns to government as education minister
Former Labour home secretary expected to be handed responsibility for higher education and skills
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South African reshuffle fails to lift HE sector ‘pessimism’
Experts left underwhelmed by appointment of Nobuhle Nkabane and warn of significant challenges ahead
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Academic publishers must respond to reviewer fatigue
Institute of Physics Publishing is making innovative efforts to broaden the referee pool beyond the usual suspects, says Laura Feetham-Walker
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Name change demands over university namesake’s colonial legacy
La Trobe moniker celebrates a genocidal past, staff and students say
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We must not lose momentum in initiatives to support Ukrainian HE
Successful university twinning arrangements were set up remarkably quickly. They must not be allowed to peter out slowly, says Anthony Manning
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Sir Patrick Vallance joins Labour government as science minister
Covid-era chief scientific adviser backed party’s Great British Energy plan during the election campaign
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Incoming UK MPs drawn from ‘narrow’ university background
More than half of newly elected UK MPs attended Russell Group universities, up marginally from the previous election
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Phillipson and Kyle take key roles in new Labour government
New education and science secretaries confirmed during Sir Keir Starmer’s first day in office
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Summertime election ‘dampened turnout’ in university seats
While turnout fell in seats where large numbers of students live during term time, Labour was able to weather this, and may have benefited from their votes back at home
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Labour election victory leaves universities hoping for change
Party regains power in the UK after 14 years on the back of campaign promises to ‘secure the future’ of the sector