Doncaster sets ‘paradigm shift’ for ‘sticky’ lifelong learning
South Yorkshire town without university plots recovery from deindustrialisation via innovation and skills ‘ecosystem’, winning OECD praise
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Southern US university shows restraint after book burning
Despite student clamour, Georgia Southern leaders answer alarming action with calm and context
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My worst teaching moment – and what it taught me
All academics have had that anxiety dream about standing up to give a lecture, only to realise they have forgotten to prepare anything – or to put on any clothes. But real teaching failures are...
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Inside a cooperative university
We report from Spain on the University of Mondragon, which is fighting to preserve its teaching mission, industry-focused research and mutual governance model
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Does it matter if more and more students are getting firsts?
Lincoln Allison looks back to an age of tougher marking and considers what, if anything, we need to do about the historically inevitable slide towards grade inflation
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Michigan expects tough recovery from sexual misconduct cases
After firing president for employee affair, top public research university still confronts culture of tolerating abuse and difficult state politics
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‘Major’ review of UK university admissions under way
UUK announces review of university admissions, after similar review ordered by the Westminster government.
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Scrapping foundation year funding ‘would end vital second chance’
English universities argue foundation years diversify STEM intake, as Augar call to scrap funding comes back on agenda
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Only academics can run universities effectively
The tired stereotype of the unworldly scholar has often been used to justify giving excessive influence over university management to businesspeople and administrators. There is ample evidence that...
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A cooperative university must ensure high standards
Rigour, hierarchy and payrolls are not incompatible with an anti-managerial, democratic and grades-free approach, says Eliane Glaser
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THE World University Rankings 2019: how the most international universities lure staff and students
Successful global hubs understand that an impressive array of opportunities are required to attract top talent, writes Sarah Wild
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Redraw research success measures to back levelling-up, says v-c
Research funding increase must come with ‘place-based ecosystem’ or it will not boost productivity, says Hepi report co-authored by Lincoln leader
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Universities and business must both commit to greater social mobility
The Purpose Coalition will bring together the skills and the jobs needed to create a fairer, greener UK, says Justine Greening
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Interview with Arun Kumar
The Nottingham historian discusses founding a library in the Indian village where he grew up and the need for alternatives to the ‘false promises of neoliberal education’
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Practitioners have a lot to teach academics – and vice-versa
Gavin Reddin’s long business career allows him to supplement academic models with myriad real-life exceptions to the rules