US universities ‘should have blocked’ Jeffrey Epstein donations
Institutions largely silent over how they allowed their researchers to take financier's funding, despite his interest in eugenics and 2008 sex conviction
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Research-shy institutions ‘could lose university status’
Australian reviewer suggests quality and scale of scholarly output should be key factor in deciding classification
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California’s Elsevier break strengthens other campuses’ hands
Universities report winning more conciliatory terms on open access question in their own negotiations with publisher
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Uncap university places outside cities, Australian minister told
New strategy advocates a hybrid version of demand-driven funding, but acknowledges it is a long-term proposition
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The academy must end its love affair with conferences
The damage we’re doing to the environment by travelling to international conferences is no longer worth the benefit, argues Gary Thomas
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After NUS cuts, will the student voice still be heard in the UK?
Number of sabbatical officers cut from 19 to seven, and permanent workforce halved, in response to £3 million deficit
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Teach PhDs how to do an actual job search
Many PhD career initiatives focus on exploratory workshops and alumni panels, but Alfredo Cumerma believes the next step should concentrate on the job search itself
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USS pensions: v-cs drop request for two-year strike moratorium
UUK proposal calls for next month’s ballot to be cancelled in return for a 0.5 per cent increase in employer contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme
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What is the first week of university like?
If you’re heading to university soon, take comfort in these students’ stories that no matter how terrifying it all seems, things will work out in the end
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Regulator anoints first Australian university college
Avondale’s elevation secured on the day reviewer says category should be scrapped
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If you want to come here and say the earth is flat, you can – v-c
UNSW Sydney leader Ian Jacobs says Australia’s proposed free speech code could prove counterproductive
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Student ethnicity and class data ‘hardly monitored’ in Europe
With no good data, continental European universities cannot monitor if widening access policies are working
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Brexit will harm universities outside the Russell Group – and this matters enormously
Brexit will exacerbate the inequalities that already exist in UK higher education, argue Helen De Cruz and Chon Tejedor
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Gender pay gap for UK economists ‘unchanged in 20 years’
Women paid significantly less than men even when they are in the same role, conference hears