Mental health absences ‘widespread’ among university starters
Nearly one in three UK university applicants had mental health-related school absences, survey finds
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Health journal latest to lose editorial board in publishing row
All 44 members of Critical Public Health board resign over Taylor & Francis’ article processing charges and alleged push for minimum paper counts
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Big data could help mitigate the affirmative action ban
It isn’t perfect, but data and analytics could capture the disadvantages applicants face and the diversity they may represent, says Carlo Ratti
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The old tunes might not be the best ones
When Covid closed borders, universities’ over-reliance on international student fees looked like disaster. Are they any less exposed today?
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Government’s short courses trial was ‘fiasco’, says Birkbeck v-c
Trial ahead of LLE failed because of ‘utilitarian’ course offer while ‘top university’ prestige harms credit transfer prospects, says leader
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Labour has ‘got to change the tuition fees system’, says Starmer
A Labour government would be ‘constrained’ by ‘badly damaged’ economy left by Conservatives, warns leader, who says funding policy will be outlined ‘in due course’
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6 July 2023 digital edition
Riding it out: Will overseas students save Australian HE from the financial roller coaster
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KAUST sponsored supplement digital edition
Meet the pioneering KAUST faculty tackling global challenges
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Union slams Starmer for urging academics to end marking boycott
Labour leader says he feels ‘very uncomfortable’ about industrial action leaving students unable to graduate
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Will roller-coaster finances derail Australian universities?
Covid-era terror of a decimation in international income has proved unfounded, but investment yields continue to fluctuate wildly. Ahead of the publication of Australia’s landmark new Universities...
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Universities ‘could face prosecution’ over student evaluations
‘Psychosocial harm’ clauses in workplace safety laws elevate administrators’ mental health obligations, expert warns
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Universities nervous as Labour ‘accepts’ tuition fees in England
Party urged to commit to reversing long-running decline in university funding, after signs its focus is on tweaking status quo
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The week in higher education – 6 July 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Giorgio Parisi: the Nobel laureate inspired by the wonders of nature
Studying flocks of starlings helped Giorgio Parisi crack some of physics’ deepest mysteries. The Nobelist talks to Matthew Reisz about his unconventional methods, missed eureka moments and being...
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Interview with Annabel Sowemimo
Orwell Prize nominated writer on decolonising medicine, being inspired by her father and her experiences working as a sexual and reproductive health registrar in the NHS