Russian student reporters track campus oppression despite arrests
Doxa editor Armen Aramyan discusses year-long house arrest, narrowing academic freedom and the future of Russia’s independent media
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Student pressure mounts as Shanghai Covid lockdowns drag on
Concerns raised about impact of lengthy restrictions, with institutions further afield facing questions, too
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US university systems are key to boosting access and completion
Systems have the data to track students, the leverage to facilitate collaboration and the authority to create transfer policies, says Nancy L Zimpher
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UK ERC grantees inundated with offers as two-month deadline nears
Researchers on tight deadline to decide whether to jump ship or accept replacement funding guarantee
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Free tuition for Ukrainian refugees at Scottish universities
Holyrood creates £1 million fund for international students facing hardship
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Dangerous waters ahead
War has helped to fan inflation and wither universities’ resources. With scant prospect of let-up, all eyes are watching the horizon for hopeful signs
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Western civilisation courses among most competitive in Australia
While staff hostility towards philanthropically backed humanities courses has not abated, entry and satisfaction scores suggest students take a different view
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Ministerial approval for changing PhD topic ‘unworkable’
Academics call for rethink of latest Australian security intervention
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Interview with Suchi Saria
The product of a warm and happy childhood spent tinkering with computers explains how soft expectations created a personal drive that startled lab colleagues
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Germany’s ‘extremely elitist’ Excellence Strategy changes tack
Compromise between egalitarian and competitive ideals could usher in bigger university groupings and more interdisciplinary evaluation
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Open access is closed to middle-income countries
In developing nations deemed too rich for fee waivers, subscription journals are the only publishing option, say three Brazilian scientists
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14 April 2022 digital edition
Hiring on fire: Will universities get burned by post-Covid labour issues?
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Talking leadership 21: Maria Klawe on sexism in tech
The president of Harvey Mudd College discusses smashing glass ceilings and how to get more women into STEM subjects
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Will US universities’ labour pains be the mother of invention?
The Great Resignation, remote working and rapid changes in the graduate employment market are all forcing US higher education institutions to evolve – fast. But are institutions that have spent two...
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Biden team questions Congress’ fear of Confucius Institutes
Opening congressionally mandated review of Chinese educational centres, Pentagon official pushes lawmakers to concentrate on bigger challenges