Missing freshers leave US colleges with big costs and few answers
With government aid lacking, institutions struggle to identify winning strategies
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Pulling strings to get your research students a job is not good mentoring
Those who make the loudest noises about equality can be among the most myopic about the evils of academic inbreeding, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Books interview: John Darwin
The former professor of imperial and global history and author of Unlocking the World: Port Cities and Globalization in the Age of Steam on old favourites, empire and commerce, and horse power
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Don’t ‘pull back’ on fundraising, ANZ universities urged
Universities ‘optimistic’ about pandemic philanthropy, as deeper pockets compensate for decline in donor numbers
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THE World Reputation Rankings 2020: methodology
Our Academic Reputation Survey forms the foundation for these rankings, meaning that they are built on the insights of a representative sample of global experts
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China seeks to keep Hong Kong close with mainland campuses
Greater Bay Area outposts offer more space, government funding and industry collaboration opportunities
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REF review ‘will focus on diverse outputs and research culture’
Minister’s attack on academic publication culture suggests a move towards more holistic and team-based assessments of excellence, say experts
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Would-be international students ‘prefer to study in-person at home’
THE survey finds that prospective mobile students are still reluctant to study online with an overseas university
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Critical race theory is a methodology, not an ideology
UK minister Kemi Badenoch’s disavowal of the theory plays into a misleading right-wing narrative, says Hannah Robbins
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Scientists’ work conditions ‘steady’ despite pandemic
Australian survey finds little change in morale, workload or fatigue, but next year’s results could tell a different story
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History of common cause offers campuses lessons for today
An Australian university history brimming with modern-day parallels shows how collectivism helped forge the sector
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Covid-19 has jolted Iraqi universities into the digital era
The establishment of online learning and the routine use of email were long overdue, argues Ali Adnan Mohammed
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Open access ‘top performers’ in Africa and Latin America
Multi-source analysis of global open-access practices throws up surprises, with Europe and the US lagging behind
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Business schools must stop teaching the oxymoron of green growth
The pandemic underlines the need for executives to be instilled with a more radical approach to sustainability, say Lars Moratis and Frans Melissen
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‘High prevalence’ of mental health issues in quarantining students
French survey finds that anxiety and depression increased during lockdown, but fewer students sought professional help