Campaigning doctoral candidate resigns from ‘hostile environment’
Maria Toft sparked national conversation about exploitation with #pleasedontstealmywork campaign, but she says it came at the cost of her Copenhagen fellowship
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Pay must be sustainable for institutions rich and poor, v-cs say
In THE survey, university leaders rebuff unions’ calls for double-digit pay rises as some stress current offer is already unaffordable
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President ejected as Alberta politics grows more threatening
Board backed by Conservative government removes Athabasca University leadership, leaving province’s academics fearing wider interference and nation exposed on online options
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Freshers’ lack of sleep has ‘significant’ impact on grades
Study quantifies how GPA suffers if students don’t get enough shut-eye, but finds only one in 20 gets the recommended amount
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Girls needed at A level to close engineering degree gender gap
Big uptick in female enrolment in final years of school needed to improve higher education representation unless conversion rate improves, or courses are made optional
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Assailed by love’s slings and arrows? Try the philosophical approach
Students want to understand the complexities of their own relationships, and the philosophy of love has set its heart on doing so, says Luke Brunning
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Reward historians for doing public-facing work, AHA says
Podcast appearances, op-eds and public lectures should all count in hiring and tenure decisions, according to new, broader definition of scholarship
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College Board fights back against DeSantis over new course
Creator of AP courses shows anger over Florida governor’s suggestion that its new addition, covering African American studies, lacks educational value
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Australian graduate employment performance ‘best since 2009’
Joblessness and further study on the wane as labour market bounces back
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Iran forces regime critics out of academia
Sciences ‘under fire’ with appointment of hard-line cleric to oversee appointment of deans
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DSIT creation brings fear over ‘political direction’ of research
Michelle Donelan will have to stop ‘fighting culture wars’ and try to ‘make stuff happen on the ground’, says professor
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New Zealand’s free university scheme fails to reduce inequality
Data show wealthy students benefit disproportionately from NZ$200 million annual borrowing holiday
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Curtailing internationalisation would damage the UK’s global ambitions
Limiting international student numbers or cutting post-study work eligibility is not the way to become a science superpower, says Max Lu
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Renaissance of ‘Italian Erasmus’ gets mixed reception
A domestic ‘Irasmus’ exchange scheme could help make teaching programmes more consistent and counter regional inequalities, but is a post-pandemic generation really interested?
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Transnational degrees will take European HE to the next level
Despite policy pushes, joint degrees remain a regulatory maze. The new European Degree might be the solution, says Kurt Willems