Language tests can’t tell if overseas students are well prepared
We must help students realise that academic study and communicating in multinational linguistic environments are distinct skills, says Carlos Chow
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Maryam Aslany: ‘I’ve no interest in becoming a public intellectual’
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow has just published a high-profile book on peasants for a general audience. But even though she is determined to raise the profile of the countryside in public...
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EU moves to restore Horizon Europe access for Hungary
Universities that were once barred from funding because of their governance model could soon regain full access to the programme
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Business schools bring back oral defences as student AI use rises
Deans report experimenting with different assessment methods to stem risk of students falling into AI-induced ‘cognitive surrender’
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Paid employment ‘biggest barrier’ to rolling out work placements
Survey comes after vice-chancellors said they wanted every undergraduate in England to undertake work experience as part of their degree
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Casual conversion ruling puts universities in a quandary
Decision could put institutions on a treadmill where they can only meet teaching needs by constantly employing more casuals, court victor warns
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Berlin universities want new coalition to fix crumbling buildings
University leaders urge incoming government to address multibillion-euro repairs backlog that led to a campus closure
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V-cs seek answers over ‘late surge’ in UK student visa refusals
Growing numbers of institutions expected to have breached new compliance rules, endangering future recruitment prospects
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Universities should retain coursework but stop grading it
The point is to prepare students for a more attributable demonstration of competence at sparser checkpoints, says Simona Aimar
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Funding constraints hold back digital transformation – survey
Limited staff capacity and ‘resistance to change’ also cited as barriers to technological leaps forward
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Research-economic activity gaps ‘show potential for growth’
Data shows UK research punches above its weight in industrial strategy sectors but in some regions scientific strengths are not translating to business returns
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Mega-summit’s move from US must herald bigger global shift
Kudos to the Academy of Management for holding its conference in Europe, but it must further broaden its horizons and its leadership, says Sorin Krammer
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V-cs hit by ‘shift shock’ when they take on top job, leader says
Vice-chancellor turned PhD student says university executives can feel ‘isolated’ and are seen as having gone to the ‘dark side’
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British Library names ex-UK space boss as new chief executive
Last incumbent left suddenly amid industrial action and in wake of devastating cyberattack