Academics urged to rediscover role in ‘moulding’ society
Excessive focus on teaching and research is undermining a key function of academia, inquiry to hear
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Where do Oscar-winning actors go to university?
Where did the world's best actors of the last 30 years go to college? And how many chose to forgo higher education altogether?
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Monash to open Indonesia’s first foreign branch campus
Postgraduate-only outlet ‘the first of many to come’, says minister
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Union tries to keep members on board as more strikes near
UCU faces debate over whether to compromise on demands over pay, pensions and working conditions
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Continuous assessment ‘may be more stressful’ for students
Transition away from end-of-course exams may also increase staff workloads, says report
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We are unionist but we won’t be striking this time
Striking again would rob students of vital lecture time and damage the progress we’ve made through bargaining, says one anonymous UCU member
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King’s v-c: English sector regulation ‘may dampen creativity’
Ed Byrne warns Office for Students could be creating a model where university leaders have less freedom
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Coronavirus: what students want most is clarity, says v-c
Australian university cancels term for up to 10,000 students, saying its timetable will allow them to graduate without delay
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A health emergency is no time to sideline the medical humanities
Even as medics scramble to address the coronavirus, research into its social and political entanglements is vital, says Robert Peckham
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Free up teaching grants, Australian government told
Mission group calls for flexibility to use funding to support lifelong learning
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Paying external mentors is the next wave of rankings gaming
Many emerging higher education systems in Asia are paying external faculty members to collaborate on scholarship when they should be investing in staff development, write Bruce Savre, Laurene Chua-...
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Campaigners fear growing donor influence on US campuses
University fundraising income continues to grow, but comes from shrinking group of wealthy benefactors
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The risks of not sharing data are greater than the costs
Large investments are needed to make research data open and accessible but tackling global problems depends on it, says Paul Ayris
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10 things every international student in Canada should know
Top tips to help international students in Canada understand the country’s unique university culture
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Chinese researchers increasingly critical of coronavirus response
Professors on the mainland and overseas defying government guidelines as outbreak spreads