Turmoil over South African student funding as new term looms
Minister and NSFAS chair deny corruption claims, as fund struggles to get payments to students on time
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For-profit publishing giants ‘big winners’ of open access push
The rise of open-access journals in response to initiatives such as Plan S has tightened the grip of big publishers on the scholarly publishing market, analysis claims
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Pay back your loans, New Zealand tells overseas-based graduates
Kiwis dodge debt overseas, as student loan costs spiral for individuals and government alike
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York posts £24 million deficit amid ‘unsustainable funding model’
Another alarm on university finances as Russell Group institution sees international student numbers fall by 16 per cent
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Frozen toothpaste and a warming planet: why we camped out in Davos
It is vital for academics to speak science to power, from bona fide billionaires to hard-pressed policymakers, says Stuart Brocklehurst
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Strike ends at California State University as agreement reached
The tentative agreement includes a retroactive 5 per cent salary increase for all faculty at the largest public university in the US, and potentially another in July
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Leading Swiss university plans international student places cap
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne says quality of education under pressure due to rapid enrolment growth
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Regulator’s probe objects to student ‘sleeping in class’
OfS publishes latest minister-ordered business and management course investigations, finding ‘concerns’ at Bucks New and Wolverhampton
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‘Cliquey’ governing bodies rely on ‘corporate boardroom ideology’
Interviews with council members suggest ‘business realists’ dominate and chairs are ‘too matey with senior management’, says CDBU report
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How will universities fare in 2024’s ‘year of elections’?
As countries that are home to around half of the world’s population go to the polls, Times Higher Education journalists consider what role higher education will play in the campaigns, and how it...
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The Netherlands’ new science policy is unevidenced, undebated and risky
Previous output is by far the best predictor of future success, but has become far less important for Dutch funding allocation, says Raymond Poot
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Open University failed to protect gender-critical scholar – judge
Tribunal rules criminologist Jo Phoenix was forced out of institution, which was ‘fearful’ about being seen to support gender-critical beliefs
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Norwegian minister resigns over plagiarism allegations
Sandra Borch apologises for making ‘big mistake’ while completing her master’s thesis
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Canada to cut new international student visas by a third
Trudeau administration acts after long warning that it won’t tolerate abuses by private campuses and resulting housing shortages
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California State faculty set for week-long strike in pay dispute
Largest US public university system, saying it can’t afford union demands, plans to keep classes open during walkout