English regulator’s free speech data ‘not the full story’
OfS figures show rise in number of scheduled events not taking place, but cancellations fall as proportion of all events
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25 May 2023 digital edition
Tangled up in red: Is the Office for Students holding back English universities?
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A quarter of all UK study-related visas issued to dependants
The latest figures show more visas were granted to Nigerian dependants than to main applicants
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Hundreds of jobs ‘under threat’ at Victoria University of Wellington
Restructure proposal follows enrolment crash and sub-inflation boost to teaching subsidies
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University funding: policy choices
Universities face criticism for getting into financial difficulties – but deliberate policy decisions are leaving the squeezed middle high and dry
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Australia’s disadvantaged students spurn enabling programmes
As Universities Accord shines a spotlight on equity, new research finds that the most propitious pathway is little trodden
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Poor overseas courses ‘bad for business’, warns English regulator
OfS sets sights on transnational education after finding students living overseas now account for 16 per cent of English registrations
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Phoenix sees tough road to Idaho pairing
Once-largest US online university, embracing new public partner after Arkansas rejection, agrees its for-profit sector deserves scrutiny
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Interview with Jackie Carter
The statistical literacy professor talks about her working-class upbringing and her passion for helping young people break barriers
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How do academics’ pay and conditions compare with other sectors?
Analysis finds those working in higher education often enjoy better benefits than elsewhere but precarity leaves many excluded
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The week in higher education – 25 May 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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What is to be done about the Office for Students?
The ‘teenage’ regulator has a toxic relationship with universities owing to its uncompromising approach and its alleged unwillingness to listen – except to Conservative ministers. But should vice-...
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I thought I was a creative scientist – until AI worked out my trick
The idea that humans’ inventiveness will always keep them one step ahead of computers may not turn out to be true, says David Sanders
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Talking leadership: Arshad Ahmad on the West’s misperceptions of Pakistan
Lahore University of Management Sciences head Arshad Ahmad says country has much to offer in the battle against climate change – if the world can get over its misconceptions
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Impact Rankings 2023: no poverty (SDG 1) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on poverty and their support for poor students and citizens in the local community. View the methodology for the Impact Rankings 2023 to find out how...