War forces post-Soviet scholars to choose between Russia and West
East-West schism widened by Russian academia being cut off from world, says scholar
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It is time for English higher education to put its faith in T levels
For the new technical qualification to be a success, every university must encourage applicants from these courses, says David Gallagher
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EdX ‘doubling down’ on free courses despite for-profit deal
Access to many courses will remain free, says head of Mooc pioneer, with participants charged for exams, interaction and certificates
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Chinese campuses close as Covid cases spike again
Senior officer dismissed because of cluster of cases at university in Jilin
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UKRI promises action over ‘threatening’ Researchfish tweets
Platform responds to online criticism by telling researchers they would be reported to their funders
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Part-time work focus for international students a ‘time bomb’
Head of IEAA tells UUK forum that government’s approach is about helping ‘corporate Australia’, not students
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New ‘toolkit’ offers remedies for student hunger
Global horrors reverberate in far-off campuses, widening the gap between students and their prosperous surrounds
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Lukewarm reception from Europe for UK’s Global Talent visas
First post-Brexit figures show limited demand in Europe for bespoke visa scheme designed to bring top researchers to the UK
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The West should not freeze out Russian academics
Boycotting Russia will hinder research, punish the innocent and damage the prospects of a peaceful future, says Binoy Kampmark
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Don’t be too sure
The latest cataclysm is a reminder that certainties about the world, and even about international research collaboration, aren’t certain after all
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Aria’s first chief executive resigns before starting job
Blow to new UK research agency as Peter Highnam steps back for ‘personal reasons’
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European universities face joint degrees ‘hell’ before ‘paradise’
EU governments told to reconcile contradictory national rules if cornerstone of popular alliance-building programme is to be realised
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UK student dropout rates hit record low in pandemic
Economic uncertainty may have encouraged students to stay in education despite campus closures, says UK statistics body
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Francis Fukuyama: academia shares blame for demise of liberalism
Thirty years after his breakout book declared democracy to be an unstoppable force, the End of History author explains to Matthew Reisz why a new defence of liberal values is urgently needed, and why...
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Free proofreading squad targets academic language discrimination
Grassroots effort by linguists seeks to lift up non-native English speakers, many of whom cannot afford professional proofreaders