When will we ever escape the rut of outdated pedagogy?
The UK minister’s demand that universities stick to face-to-face lectures is a step backwards for education, says Wendy Garnham
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US sets new research ethics rules for scientists
Biden team aims to block Trump-era political interference in research findings, although its top adviser faces her own such questions
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US universities sued over joint financial aid limits
Lawsuit brought by five former students of 16 top-ranked institutions alleges costly violation of limited federal exemption for coordinating scholarship packages
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Striking Columbia student workers agree deal with university
Major union win includes access to arbitration or mediation on discrimination and harassment complaints
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Cambridge ends Learning Together after London Bridge attack
Review recommends end of prison education programme following ‘unimaginable grief’ caused by 2019 killings of two delegates
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Deficit-hit Goldsmiths ‘at sharp end of financialisation of HE’
Covid and public funding cuts hit London arts institution, while union also criticises new bank covenants
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Indian PhD maternity edict ‘welcome’ but barriers to women remain
University Grants Commission says doctoral students on fellowships should get eight months’ maternity leave
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Talking leadership 8: Anthony Finkelstein on lessons from government
The City president discusses his personal ties to the institution, the opportunities and threats universities pose to national security, and self-indulgence in higher education
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The latest ministerial guidance is an affront to the OfS’ independence
If the English regulator agrees to tear up universities’ current access plans it risks undermining any perception of autonomy, says Geoffrey Alderman
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Times Higher Education acquires Inside Higher Ed
Leading providers of university insights and data will reach combined audience of more than 50 million annually
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Australian scientists join outcry over humanities research veto
Leading scholars from Australian universities have joined scientific bodies to demand reversal of pre-election veto of humanities grants
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Outcry as Taliban arrests outspoken Afghan professor
Detention of Faizullah Jalal sparks protest in defence of legal scholar who publicly denounced the ruling regime
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Swiss and UK grantees left waiting as ERC announces awards
Success rate for prestigious starter grants drops below 10 per cent
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American Exceptionalism, by Ian Tyrrell
Carrie Tirado Bramen enjoys a wide-ranging analysis of an important concept that has recently been neglected by scholars
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Islamophobia row puts French campuses in crossfire as poll looms
Sciences Po Grenoble director calls for ‘calm and rationality’ after suspension of Klaus Kinzler leads to loss of regional funding