Damning report details antisemitism within NUS
Incidents including a student leader using the words ‘the final solution’ left Jewish students feeling like ‘pariahs’ within the UK student body
Incidents including a student leader using the words ‘the final solution’ left Jewish students feeling like ‘pariahs’ within the UK student body
Florida’s Trumpian governor has repeatedly attacked the freedom and expertise of the state’s university sector. With the Yale and Harvard graduate widely tipped as the 2024 Republican presidential...
As administration awaits court action on blanket loan forgiveness, it promises regulatory change to sharply cut average costs for undergraduate borrowers
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Greater efforts need to be made to distinguish predatory journals from those that at least aspire to scholarly standards, says Harvey Graff
Ron Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, has some advice for how universities can become as respected in society as they once were
Rising tensions between the West and China and Russia are being seen as an indication that internationalisation may have passed its peak. But are universities, as pre-eminently international...
Former education committee chair ‘appears to have interest in detail of policy’ and sees employability as purpose of university
With falling enrolments in traditional MBAs – and increased pressure to tackle diversity and sustainability agendas – business schools must change to stay relevant, says Haas dean
Five years ago, a THE poll painted a bleak picture of work-life balance in the academy. Has the subsequent rise of homeworking eased the pressure? Or are ever-increasing workloads outweighing any...
Financial difficulties faced by major players like FutureLearn show Mooc market ‘appears to be on a drastic downturn’
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Open University confirms plans to sell its stake in company it helped to found
Philip Augar issues warning on LLE, but Lord Willetts fears new government ‘would like to’ restrict higher education entry
Are research careers meritocratic? Do universities do enough to support researchers? Is impact more important than publications? Is interdisciplinarity the key to new discoveries? Can...