OU to be ‘university without walls’ as Milton Keynes move dumped

Vice-chancellor Dave Phoenix tells THE that focus should be on using partnerships to deliver for city and UK, not switching to face-to-face education on new campus

Japan’s women-only universities divided over trans admissions

Some institutions revisit gender-related policies against backdrop of legal and political developments

China ‘marked down’ in scholar’s retraction-adjusted rankings

Penalties for withdrawn papers and self-citation proposed by Stanford researcher would hit standing of Chinese universities

Health systems need more than just doctors. They need systems thinkers

Many graduates are catapulted into health leadership roles without the necessary perspective, vocabulary or skills, say Meike Schleiff and Kabir Sheikh

Strike ballots open at four Scottish universities over job losses

Aberdeen, Heriot-Watt, Stirling and Strathclyde threatened with industrial action as Scottish government’s review of higher education funding begins

Congressional republicans look to build on last year’s reforms

Indirect emissions ‘the main game’ in carbon neutrality

While green power generation and efficiency measures are helping, universities must look to supply chains and offsets to hit net zero

Advice for early career academics: ‘find a different job’

‘Cynical’ seasoned scholars advise younger peers to pursue alternative employment, signalling ‘sustainability crisis’ for universities

‘Inconsistency’ fears after REF retreat on environment metrics

Clear guidance needed on how narrative-based submissions will be graded to avoid accusations that judgements are overly subjective, say experts

First Teaching Excellence Framework planned for Pakistan

English universities join drive to improve quality of country’s higher education sector

Is South African higher education going up in flames?

Students’ recent firebombing of Nelson Mandela’s alma mater has raised more questions about whether the country’s universities can break out of a cycle of corruption, underfunding and violent protest...

HE doesn’t need better parental policy. It needs better practices

As chair of a women’s network, I see first-hand how the gap between policy and lived experience still shapes how careers unfold, says Xiaoran Xu

Global universities ‘need international accreditation system’

Difficulties faced by students returning to home countries after studying abroad show need for simpler system, says v-c

NIH approves hundreds of grant applications it shelved or denied

Singapore universities ditch ‘competition for the sake of it’ 

Collaboration between top institutions expected to help attract international researchers and improve student outcomes