‘Massive’ fees shake-up fails to reshape student course choices
Accord panel should take note that fee changes ‘don’t change behaviour’, researcher urges
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Hundreds sign letter against spiking of sexual misconduct chapter
Chapter withdrawn by Routledge after legal threats, with professor claiming that he had been identified, but denying wrongdoing
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Students at higher risk of depression and anxiety – study
Poorer well-being among undergraduates versus those not in higher education ‘concerning’, but appears to disappear within a few years
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British baccalaureate ‘unworkable and unlikely’, say academics
Reports suggest the government is considering reforming A levels so that children study a wider range of subjects in post-16 education
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Europe’s mobility ambitions should go far beyond joint degrees
Creating a cross-border qualification within a year is hugely ambitious but the wider benefits of mobility should be huge, say Jo Angouri and Jan Palmowski
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OECD chief warns green skills revolution might entrench inequality
Upskiling staff to thrive in clean-energy industries could mostly benefit graduates and high-skill workers, Andreas Schleicher tells conference
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A question of incentives
University rankings wield enormous influence. But if constructed and used correctly, they should be a mirror and support, not a straitjacket
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How to be happy in academia
Academia is often depicted as a calling, but for those who heed it, the joy of doing something they love is often crushed by heavy teaching and admin loads and an unceasing pressure to make a ‘...
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Universities challenge Teaching Excellence Framework ratings
Large swathes of scores missing as OfS publishes first results of newly revamped exercise
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Biden sets graduate earnings test for for-profit college sector
In reviving controversial gainful employment rule, administration also worries traditional institutions by requiring they publicly report their own graduate salary data
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More than 40,000 students drop out of UK university courses
Roughly one in 37 UK students dropped out last year, according to Student Loans Company data
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Generational nostalgia clouds universities’ ‘social licence’
Universities must focus on the student experience, but they also must clarify what students want that experience to be
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Political debates bring ‘blood on streets’ risk for universities
Dangers of universities being seen to shape public opinion highlighted in Pakistan, while Saudi leader warns of ‘slippery slope’
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Almut Gadow: ‘Would free speech act have helped me? I’m not sure’
Former law lecturer suing Open University after claiming she was fired for questioning gender-based changes to curriculum
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Alan Johnson: ‘Tuition fees almost brought down Blair government’
As higher education minister in the Blair government, Alan Johnson steered plans for top-up fees of £3,000 through Parliament. As he returns to the sector in a new role, the former postman talks to...