Maths fee cut in Australia ‘doesn’t add up’
Academics do the numbers on lower fees, increased subsidies and a reduced funding envelope
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EU students lose home status and loan access in England from 2021
Announcement ‘seen as bad news’ but ‘not a huge surprise’ following Brexit
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UNSW is set apart by blend of pragmatism and compassion
The Sydney university’s roots in the aftermath of the Second World War means the institution is used to being practical, inclusive and unwilling to compromise on standards, says Ian Jacobs
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Trump puts new hiring limits on foreign staff and graduates
Order frustrates US colleges but spares key training programme
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Post-pandemic, will dominant China use students as bargaining chips?
China has issued threats to use its outward flows of students in geopolitical tussles – how significant could that be in wake of crisis?
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‘Direct intervention’ needed to up BAME postgrad representation
Briefing note from UKCGE shows drop-off in numbers at PhD level compared to undergraduate
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Investors, not students, should bear the vast upfront costs of US tuition
Selling income-contingent stakes in the future earnings of graduates is the best way to address the student debt crisis, says Paul Oslington
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Fraudsters target Chinese students in Australia
‘Threatening’ incidents from within Chinese community reveal another side of Beijing’s charges of discrimination
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We think globally and help locally; there’s no separating the two
International research and community service are not mutually exclusive, and young universities can easily and productively combine both missions from the outset, says Yaroslav Kuzminov
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Latin America summit to focus on reasserting universities’ value
Virtual event will explore how to better recognise institutions’ socio-economic contributions to region and mark launch of THE’s Latin America University Rankings 2020
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What are you reading? – June 2020
A look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research hit from Australian funding changes
Fee and subsidy reshuffle curbs universities’ capacity to support their research, but proposed funds could help bridge the gap
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OECD education head: pandemic disruption should mean lower fees
With the key selling point of university – meeting people and having a ‘great experience’ – now gone, Andreas Schleicher sees high fees as unjustified and calls for more government investment
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UK universities look to bump income with postgraduates
Increasing numbers of postgraduates appears to be a win-win, with graduates seeking refuge from a poor job market and universities able to make up for lost income, but there are concerns over the...
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Alleged corruption in academic appointments highlights Cameroon’s PhD glut
Doctoral graduates’ occupation of Higher Education Ministry will do little by itself to solve a structural problem, says Kenneth Nsah