Pakistan’s new government must wake up to the education emergency
Young people are leaving the country in droves yet no political party is committed to reforming higher education, says Asghar Zaidi
Young people are leaving the country in droves yet no political party is committed to reforming higher education, says Asghar Zaidi
Borderland development set to foster enhanced collaboration with mainland institutions
Extra costs linked to proposed new Research Excellence Framework rules could send art history departments to the wall, warns Francesca Berry
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
We must rethink higher education’s intellectual mission in terms that transcend Manichaean critiques of the neoliberal university, says Nicholas Dirks
Top US funding agency manages record increase in key programme for younger scientists, and sees gains in overall equity, while absorbing net cut in its annual budget
The astronomer discusses her calling for the stars, the importance of getting more women into senior positions in her field, and the perils of early morning Zoom calls
Substantial allowance ‘fair recompense’ for extra expectations on Aboriginal employees, Murdoch says
Anglophone scepticism about the value of language study had been rising for many years before anyone had heard of Duolingo or ChatGPT. But while some academics believe technology will kill off...
From satirical novels to US sitcoms and cop shows, academics have proved to be rich source material across many genres. Four writers argue the case for who can claim to be fiction’s greatest scholar
Maintaining authority, professional distance and ‘authenticity’ is hard among people who knew you pre-academia, reflects Brad Evans
As overhaul presses staff and students to broaden horizons, president discusses handling faculty pushback, maintaining a vital Samsung partnership and dealing with disgruntled alumni
Companies must understand that it is not the job of a university to conduct commercial product development, summit hears
To reflect this dynamic region, we make adjustments to the criteria behind our World University Rankings, which we have revised to reflect today’s higher education scene