Dark side of Indian academia hidden by Instagram fairytales
Videos of glamorous scholars sipping coffee portray a lifestyle far removed from the toxic culture of overwork faced by academics, says Rituparna Patgiri
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‘Serious concern’ as elite universities dominate UK clearing
Some institutions report ‘steep decline’ in activity since results day as intakes lag below expectations
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‘Missed opportunity’ as harassment disclosure drive lacks support
Calls for regulator action as no universities voluntarily sign up to scheme that aims to prevent ‘passing the perpetrator’
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Students from lower-income countries ‘priced out’ by non-EU fees
Finland’s decision to charge students changed composition of intakes, with those who did come increasing workloads to avoid extra costs, study finds
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New regulations confirmed ahead of OfS register reopening
Incoming conditions require institutions hoping to access student loan funding to be upfront about course changes and compensation processes
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Michael Spence: ‘We’re not saving the world. We’re doing teaching and research’
UK universities have no need to oversell their benefits to individuals or societies, but they do need to demonstrate an ability to foster both free speech and civil disagreement – while carefully...
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UCU members vote in support of pursuing strikes over pay offer
Majority of those participating in consultative ballot say they would take part in industrial action after being offered 1.4 per cent rise by employers
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Skills recognition ‘could help achieve accord target’
Recognition of prior learning is feasible at scale if done systematically and could generate new business for universities, experts say
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ANU calls time on forced redundancies after reaching ‘milestone’
Union demands ‘pause’ on ‘all job cut plans’ as management says it has achieved 60 per cent of savings target
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Time to move beyond tired debate on ‘excellence v equity’ trade-off
Broadening traditional conceptions of what it means to be ‘smart’ must now be part of HE’s mission, say Adelaide University’s David Lloyd and Peter Høj
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‘Business-as-usual’ offers from publishers raise walk-away fears
Disappointing offers which ‘miss financial reality’ faced by UK higher education have heightened speculation that institutions will ditch proposed deals
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Publishing data alone ‘will not create fairer admissions’
Trump transparency drive strips complex decisions of their context, scholars warn, amid fears directive will hit minority student numbers
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Public vastly overestimate level of ‘graduate regret’, poll finds
New research highlights misconceptions about higher education, with people more positive about universities than is commonly realised
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‘No place’ for extra 200K Australian students, analyst warns
Prescriptive policies ‘do not fit realities of demand’ and will prevent university system from accommodating growth, according to Andrew Norton