India’s bet on liberal arts will fail without more investment
Amid languishing quality, introducing what could be a more expensive curriculum to deliver may not boost employability, says Pushkar
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‘Old farts’ get no favours from research’s new epsilon index
Researcher rating tool ‘corrects for most biases’ and allows comparisons across disciplines
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Universities must keep flying the flag for internationalisation
Australia and New Zealand’s isolation continues, but global collaboration is ever more crucial, says Dawn Freshwater
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Harvard to divest from fossil fuels after decade of protests
Ivy League standard-bearer cites climate wreckage in cutting oil industry from its $42 billion (£30 billion) endowment
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China spying case ends as US judge acquits Anming Hu
Former Tennessee researcher wins first court trial of Trump-era crackdown, while Biden stance remains unclear
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Australian regulator signals doubts about Turnitin-Ouriginal deal
Buyout could remove ‘particularly innovative competitor’, watchdog warns
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Tell families if students are at risk of suicide – new guidance
Forthcoming UUK statement says it is ‘good practice’ to involve relatives but that decisions ‘must be based on appropriate clinical judgement’
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Student who hacked university and sold exam answers jailed
Hayder Aljayyash made £20,000 from fraud, court hears
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Wealth gap widening as US elite report record enrolments
Disadvantaged students struggle as private institutions offer discounts and community colleges hope for rebound
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Fears for future of pan-Pacific university
Observers worry that treasured institution could fracture, just like the region’s political partnership
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Professor clashes with journal over trans women in study sample
Jo Phoenix says researchers need a ‘decent database’ to get beyond ‘political mantras’
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Administrative empire-building may have sealed Yale-NUS’ fate
Headlines about whether the liberal arts can work in Asia only probe part of the story, says Scott Anthony
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Newcastle sorry for censuring medical student over ‘short dress’
Outrage as medical student explains how she was ‘yellow carded’ by examiner for ‘unprofessional’ outfit
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Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age, by Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon
Johann N. Neem enjoys a sharp historical analysis of why the humanities always seem to be overpromising on what they can do
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Ministers ‘moving forward’ with English university entry bar
Education secretary also tells v-cs that some universities are ‘pursuing a divisive agenda involving cancelling national heroes’