25 years on: universities’ role in Northern Ireland peace process
With the country’s schools often still divided along religious lines, its universities have helped bring people together, says academic
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Affirmative action advocates given hope despite looming ban
With nation’s top judicial body expected to outlaw efforts to consider race in admissions, student essays held out as alternative means of preserving equity
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Unsupportive workplaces forcing women out of STEM jobs – study
‘Entrenched’ workplace attitudes mean increase in female science and technology graduates is not transforming the field
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Our investment template could turn the UK into a spin-out superpower
Commercialising research is daunting. Academic founders can’t and shouldn’t be expected to do this alone, say Diarmuid O’Brien and Maina Bhaman
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Czech academics quit low-paid university jobs to work in schools
Disciplinary pay gaps prompt large protests by arts and humanities scholars
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India must better balance graduate supply with demand
Oversupply of poorly trained workers in some fields contrasts with undersupply in others. Universities and students need better information, says Pushkar
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University autonomy is the key to tackling academic corruption
University leaders are likely to be more concerned about the reputational risks of misconduct than state bureaucracies are, says Ararat Osipian
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Chloe Smith to cover Michelle Donelan as science minister
Outgoing MP takes on role during crucial period for UK science and research
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European rectors rally around joint position on rankings
Rectors’ conferences representing six European sectors have agreed to work on guidelines on university rankings, EUA conference hears
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AI ‘can make higher education personal but we’re not ready’
Digital learning experts tell THE event sector is experiencing only the first wave of innovation, with much more to come
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Virginia aims to force hiring of conservative professors
Governance strategy by Trump-backing Republican governor held up by national group of university trustees as model to be emulated
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Russia scholars split over sanctions work
Academics who act as court experts in return for up to £20,000 are under a ‘corrupting influence’ claims one Russia analyst, while another expert says fees help pay his mortgage
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A legalistic approach to bias incidents on campus is not enough
Even when speech is legally protected, the harm that it can cause must be addressed, say Neijma Celestine-Donnor and Lara Schwartz
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Student complaints: universities pay out more than £1 million
Rise in complaints to new record levels driven by medical students and those from beyond EU