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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‘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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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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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
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New strike dates over Goldsmiths job cuts
Fresh five-day walkout announced as 97 staff members face redundancy
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New Adelaide University bids to entice international students
Programme details released as Adelaide’s universities enter final stage of merger
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Florida A&M president resigns after fundraising row
Head of prominent public historically black institution troubled by programme performance and commencement slot for hemp farmer turned donor
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We need support as threats worsen, says scholar who sued Auckland
Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles, who was harassed over pandemic commentaries, fears New Zealand’s universities still too slow to protect staff
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US universities fear ‘ghosting’ by international students
Rising number of applicants from abroad secure visas but don’t show up at campuses
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Reverse visa crackdown for ‘brightest and best’, says LBS dean
Blanket rules preventing master’s students from bringing family with them said to be harming UK’s world-leading specialist institutions
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As a former science minister, I see Patrick Vallance as a great appointee
One of the advantages of a large majority is that there is more generous political cover for experts brought into ministerial roles, says David Willetts
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UK universities’ carbon emissions fall by just 1 per cent
‘Low-hanging fruit’ has been picked, says expert, leaving institutions needing to make ‘step change’ investments at time of financial crisis
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How Walmart founders’ donation bankrolled US private school push
University of Arkansas’ decades-old gift traced to raft of disputed research now playing key political role