Australian v-cs ‘in a coma’ over China collaboration risks
‘Overblown’ media reports focus on state control over students and perils of joint research
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India grows wary of higher education cooperation with China
Move to hamper ties with Chinese institutions came right before a major summit, highlighting the chasm between the two Asian giants
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Award Nobels to teams, not individual ‘heroes’, say scientists
Scholars say group awards would place focus on discovery itself and help to mitigate bias
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New UK Student Loans Company head steers for calmer waters
Paula Sussex prioritises improving communication and technology
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Compulsory doctorates are not a cure for Ghana’s academic malaise
Time, money, planning and monitoring are key to improving standards, say Eric Fredua-Kwarteng and Samuel Kwaku Ofosu
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Warning over glut of ICT graduates as supply outstrips demand
Several European countries are set to educate more graduates than the job market will need, EU report warns
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We’re including all 17 SDGs in the 2020 University Impact Rankings
Duncan Ross outlines what’s new for the 2020 edition of the University Impact Rankings and how universities can get involved
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It’s time for an academic detox
More action needs to be taken to confront the toxicity around academic research and job precariousness, argue five academics
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Academic freedom warning after Yale-NUS ‘dissent’ course scrapped
Ivy League university suspected of engaging in self-censorship in Singapore
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Whistleblowing professor Jane Hutton fired from USS board
Pension fund chair says Warwick statistician had ‘breached a number of her director’s duties’, but insists probe was ‘completely separate’ to investigation of her claims
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Court quashes college’s bid to silence OfS on register refusal
Barking and Dagenham College loses injunction bid on publication but has also filed judicial review over refusal
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International perspective: students from Hong Kong in the UK
Making friends, learning local culture and homesickness were some of the things these students from Hong Kong were nervous about when coming to university in the UK. But they ended up having one of...
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THE podcast: Leading with David Llewellyn
The vice-chancellor of Harper Adams University shares the lessons he’s learned heading the agricultural institution for 10 years and how it’s preparing for Brexit
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Scientists ‘must be allowed to cry’ about environmental crisis
Researchers call for end to ‘pervasive illusion that scientists must be dispassionate observers’, and better emotional support
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Improving faculty diversity is a marathon
Steps are being taking to improve faculty diversity, but real progress requires a long-term commitment to a holistic approach, argues Lee Hedgepeth