‘Treadmill’ casual academic image ‘a myth’, bosses claim
Only a small fraction of casual academics are lecturers, Australian employer association says, but union challenges data
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China’s tuition fee hikes ‘could foreshadow’ marketised HE system
Beijing is ‘actively seeking to deter many young people from pursuing a degree’ to stem graduate unemployment, researcher says
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Conservative attacks on universities ‘not a vote winner’
New polling shows strong support for degrees from parents, while Tory tactic may be of ‘near-zero interest’ to public
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Karikó’s Nobel: a moment of celebration or hard reflection?
Award forces US university science to face up to treatment of immigrant woman who worked past demotions and threats to help create life-saving vaccine
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‘Neighbourhood effect’ drags down students’ academic achievement
Hesa research seeks to establish whether area-based measures of deprivation accurately reflect the challenges faced by specific households
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Universities must never retreat from international engagement
As geopolitical tensions and political scrutiny mount, knowledge diplomacy becomes both harder and more important, says Shearer West
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Israeli universities delay start of academic year after attacks
Start of classes pushed back, with longer postponement probable, as reservist staff, academics and students called up
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Support for poorer students ‘bigger priority than reducing fees’
Voters have little enthusiasm for paying higher taxes to fund universities, new polling finds
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Shadow minister: university funding ‘keeping me awake at night’
Matt Western calls sustainable sector funding ‘a big ask’ as two vice-chancellors back graduate tax
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UK sector expansion fails to close rich-poor gap in access
Sutton Trust finds limited progress on opening up leading universities to less affluent school-leavers
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Gender pay gap historian wins Nobel economics prize
Harvard professor Claudia Goldin is third woman to win Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
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HKU faculty blame ‘culture of opacity’ as v-c denies misconduct
Scholars say accusations of mismanagement against University of Hong Kong leader suggest ‘deep resentment and frustration’ in the ranks
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Half of Nicaragua’s universities shut down by government
Academics believe institutions have been ‘punished’ for perceived opposition to president Daniel Ortega
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Basic research’s share of Australian sector spending halved
While universities bankroll more research from their own pockets they exercise less discretion about the things they study
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Ahmed ‘in listening mode’ as English free speech rules come in
New director promises political impartiality and a thorough consultation as English regulator gets ready to promote and protect expression on campus