The week in higher education – 8 June 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Everything to lose: Are South African universities at risk of falling?

Former head of Australian university watchdog says early criticism helped shape more collaborative approach

The historian talks about growing up in the ‘open-air museum’ of Berlin and his popular books on some of the 20th century’s most terrible events and individuals

Additional three months of funding follow deadlock over UK’s membership of European research scheme

As more universities lay out plans to reduce emissions, the calculations can be almost as tough as the targets

Much has changed since Tony Blair declared his priorities to be ‘education, education, education’. Could better communications help restore relations?

To put together the Asia University Rankings, adjustments are made to the robust and comprehensive criteria that underpin THE’s World University Rankings to take into account this region’s unique...

Creating new publications for disaffected editors could catalyse a sector-wide rethink on publishing norms, say experts

While environmental crisis has preoccupied academic minds for decades, little has been said about the real-world impact on institutions on the climate front line, argues new book

When Rhodes and fees both fell and Africa’s top university appointed its third black leader, hopes were raised that South African higher education was moving into a new era of equality. But several...

Clare Marchant to join University of Gloucestershire after six years leading the admissions service

Organisers look to expand programme beyond existing 110 UK-Ukraine partnerships into Europe and North America

‘Lottery’ for mandated replication studies would encourage ‘greater care’ over ‘datasets’, Australian researchers argue

UK government support for further rapid growth in international student numbers ‘over for now’, warns former minister