Complaints to England and Wales sector ombudsman hit new high
OIA caseload continues to rise despite end of pandemic restrictions and fallout from marking boycott yet to hit
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Context is as important to plagiarism as to antisemitism accusations
Claudine Gay did not plagiarise, and those who add her to the list of leaders who did ignore the hostile context of the accusations, says Harvey Graff
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Elite US universities settle price-fixing class action
Brown, Columbia and Yale have agreed to pay eight-figure sums to see off claims that they colluded to hold down financial aid
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Brussels commits to institutional autonomy on research security
European Commission stresses that ‘with academic freedom comes academic responsibility’, aiming to ‘de-risk, not to de-couple’ scientific collaboration
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Ninth-graders guaranteed admission under Fresno access scheme
University hopes to build ‘culture of college-going’ with early offers to local high schoolers
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European Research Council wants doubled budget for next Horizon
Next EU framework programme should also deliver significant uplift in ERC spending, says funder
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International ranking 2024: Hong Kong home to new number one
Elsewhere, Australia and UK improve, but tightening immigration policies could threaten progress
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Talking leadership: Ilkka Niemelä on attracting international talent
The president of Aalto University talks about leading a nationwide flexible learning effort, and why he’s been standing up for an ‘international Finland’
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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