India’s underemployed graduates are a risky financial bet
Rising default rates on education loans could signal trouble ahead, says Pushkar
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Why don’t academics address each other politely?
The academy is not the military. Addressing fellow scholars by their surnames only is unnatural and disrespectful, says David Benatar
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Should plagiarism be a bar to presidency?
Joe Biden’s first presidential run was derailed by a scandal over a college law paper. Should he be allowed a second chance, asks Ararat Osipian
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How to serve up your HE data to policymakers
Academics who want their findings to be used but not abused should bear eight things in mind, says Nick Hillman
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UK working on ‘domestic alternatives’ to EU research funding
Plan needed as UK and EU ‘may not get back into detail’ on association until November, warns science minister Chris Skidmore
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Melbourne publishing shake-up ‘a return to core business’
Accusations of interference as Melbourne University Publishing focuses on scholarly works
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Russell Group head warns of ‘real damage’ from tuition fee cut
Tim Bradshaw says capping fees in England at £6,500 would cost member institutions £860 million annually
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Two-thirds of students think TEF based on Ofsted-style inspection
Only one in 50 respondents to DfE survey correctly state that ratings are not based on class observations
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CVs and interviews axed as universities ‘de-bias’ recruitment
Recruiter and ex-Sussex chair Simon Fanshawe aims to tackle biases around gender, ethnicity and university background
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Wearable brain monitor promises to aid distracted students
Star Trek-style headset combines electroencephalography sensors with a video camera
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Academic optimism evaporates as Zimbabwe implodes
Economic difficulties behind protests likely to have a significant impact on universities, say academics
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Expanding the mandate of undergraduate education to serve a global world
Universities must foster a sense of global cooperation and responsibility in their undergraduates and they must start doing it now, says Alfred Bloom
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Careers intelligence: how EU nationals can apply for settled status
The University of Edinburgh’s in-house immigration expert offers advice to EU citizens thinking about their future in the post-Brexit UK
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Applicant ‘told to take DNA test in hope of minority ancestry’
Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University defends lawsuit launched by Princeton graduate its medical school rejected
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Norway warns researchers over UK collaborations ahead of Brexit
Research council says that ‘careful thought’ should be given to potential Horizon 2020 collaborations