University mergers proposal refloated in Australia’s west
Amalgamation of Perth institutions up for discussion again, two years after review went nowhere
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ANZ universities adopt ‘unified position’ on open access
Simpler ‘publish-as-a-service’ agreements in the frame as sector eyes ‘pivotal year’ for removal of research paywalls
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English universities ‘unprepared’ as new free speech rules loom
Institutions review policies ahead of new obligations coming into force but campaigners believe culture change is needed, as they gear up to highlight breaches
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Universities meeting fraction of demand for AI skills training
‘Huge potential’ for higher education to tap into ‘massive pool of interested students’, finds report
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University of Edinburgh racism review ‘hypocritical’, claim staff
Four-year inquiry that concluded university was ‘haven’ for racist theories and benefitted from colonial links should have had wider remit, according to campaigners
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Foreign students ‘work as many hours as average Australians’
International students ‘contribute more to demand than supply’ despite working far more hours than they used to, Reserve Bank analysis finds
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DEI scepticism threatens to derail Japan’s gender equality push
Long-running initiatives that aim to tackle issue not working, say experts, with change in approach needed
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Sydney holds women-only recruitment round for engineering faculty
Female-only recruitment ‘part of the solution’ for male-dominated profession facing workforce ‘crisis’
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Tackling pay funding gap ‘can bring down Irish class sizes’
Government urged to address shortfall in funding for Irish universities ‘immediately’ amid high staff-student ratios
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Has student-centred teaching gone too far?
Marketisation and the pandemic pushed student preferences to the top of every university’s teaching and learning agenda. But should those preferences be acted on even if they risk undermining...
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Universities must do more to tackle male students’ informal advantage
Peer networks give male students confidence and visibility. Female mentorship, affinity groups and curricular changes can help push back, says Ava Doherty
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Participants become students to combat ‘ram raid’ research
New programme at Northumbria helps those with lived experience take more active role in researching mental health
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Chinese applicants ‘could increase further’ if UK shows stability
Record number of students from China applying via Ucas demonstrates sector ‘resilience’ but dip in India applications tempers positivity