The truth-seeking purpose of the US university is a myth
Higher education reform and public reinvestment are needed to realise the imagined goal of the university, argues Roopika Risam
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Extra £20 million to offset UK overseas research cuts
Impact of cuts to in-flight research mitigated by additional money but future budgets for aid-funded projects still uncertain, says UK science funder
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Rafael Reif to step down as MIT president
Venezuelan’s decade-long tenure at global research leader marked by huge scientific and economic growth, as well as Epstein scandal
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College Board leader quits after criticism of race legislation
Todd Huston, while senior vice-president at SAT creator, led Indiana lawmakers in trying to restrict classroom teaching
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Indian Institutes of Technology set to open UK branches
University of Birmingham chancellor ‘very open’ to partnership
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Which countries have the most unequal access to higher education?
OECD data show that there are nations that have achieved more balance between major cities and other regions
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Ministers ‘tightening financial screws’ on English sector
IFS briefing says high inflation seemingly being used ‘as a cover’ to claw back taxpayer costs of higher education system
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Union clashes with managers over pay deductions ahead of strike
Universities legally entitled to make deductions, but UCU attacks ‘unfair and unprofessional response’
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Academic collegiality is a contradictory, self-serving myth
Senior academics who flatter juniors and promulgate a high-minded vision of higher education are all in recruitment mode, says Harvey Graff
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Australian Senate committee to scrutinise grant veto powers
Furore over political interference shows no sign of abating, as government presses ahead with research commercialisation agenda
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Canadian campuses battle labour uprisings and political meddling
Covid lockdowns, provincial budget cuts and political interference driving strike activity among faculty feeling disrespect
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Top German universities fear exclusion from innovation funding
All types of institution must be welcome if new funder is to achieve its true potential, sector groups say
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New London engineering school ‘will dare to be different’
TEDI-London will strive not to conform to teaching orthodoxies despite pressures from founders and regulators, says its dean
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UK universities seek ‘common approach’ on tackling drug abuse
Task force to draw up sector guidelines once survey results are collated
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What do the World University Rankings tell us about gender equality?
The shares of female students and academics at global universities have barely changed in five years, according to THE data