International perspective: an American student in Estonia
The University of Tartu’s old-world charm and small size are two of the most appealing things about studying there, writes American student Annie Healion
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Sydney pauses spending as A$200 million coronavirus hit looms
University puts recruitment, international travel and capital projects on hold
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Chinese government bulldozes ‘publish or perish’ mentality
Move to reduce reliance on SCI citations in decision-making could affect everything from researchers’ careers to university rankings, experts say
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Entry tariff data show market is transforming English HE
With competition for students unleashed, some post-92 and pre-92 universities now appear indistinguishable on grades needed for entry
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Trump pushes major research shift to advanced computing
White House challenges Congress and EU on priorities and rules for AI
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Professor’s use of N-word sparks debate at Oklahoma
Use of word angers students, who say it was pedagogically unnecessary and hurtful
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Don’t break England’s apprenticeship system with misguided fixes
Employers value higher and degree apprenticeships. Restricting access to them would be counterproductive, says Jane Longmore
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Subsidy shifts and fee hikes on the menu for Australian universities
Minister flags ‘financial fine-tunings’ to ‘squeeze greater productivity out of existing funding’
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Wiley strikes ‘read-and-publish’ deal with UK universities
Four-year deal with Wiley hailed as ‘step-change’ moment in switch to open-access publishing
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Trump eases free-speech threat, but HE groups still spooked
After months of angry vows from the president, formal proposal limits scope and penalties but onlookers remain wary
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Santa Cruz fires striking teaching assistants
Graduate students had been seeking help with high housing costs
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USC failed to stop gynaecologist’s abuse, federal inquiry says
Review cites repeated failures to help thousands during decades of assaults, despite presence of credible evidence
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Policy experts ‘encouraged’ by UK stance on Horizon Europe
Academics say they are relieved that the government will seek to participate in EU research programme, but danger of full package of agreements collapsing is ‘a real scenario’
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Australian university groups dispute ‘academic freedom’ definition
Proposed definition could provide get-out-of-jail-free card for ‘rogue academics’, some claim
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EU leaders desert research in Brussels budget showdown
Silence of academics allowing politicians to abandon pledges to back Horizon Europe funding in crunch talks, observers warn