Unions and university staff on new OfS student interest board
English regulator responds to long-running criticism of engagement with learners
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Thierry Coulhon: France’s mega-universities ‘had to happen’
Former Macron adviser, president of leading engineering institution IP Paris, believes his academics are embracing the Idex model
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US universities cautious on India branch campuses
American universities likely to be hampered by restrictions on spending money overseas, experts say
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Soaring university fees ‘reflect lack of efficiency incentives’
Keeping costs down ‘not an objective’ for research-addicted sector, says accountancy professor
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UK postgraduates ‘miss community feeling’ after overseas growth
Happy overseas students push satisfaction with master’s courses to record high, but domestic counterparts are not so bowled over
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Five years in, European university alliances can claim success
But their long-term sustainability needs a clearer political strategy, including reflection on whether there are too many, says Luc Sels
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Thousands join protest against drastic Dutch research budget cuts
Protest comes as House of Representatives prepares to debate controversial cuts to education and research of more than €1 billion
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‘Complacency’ holding back gender equality in senior Asian jobs
Female higher education enrolment on the rise in parts of Asia but richer countries least diverse in terms of academics
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New generation of educationalist vice-chancellors urges change
As more vice-chancellors across the UK emerge from educational backgrounds, rather than academic ones, they argue that academic bias and hierarchies need to be dismantled
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Most Oxford postgraduate scholarships ‘go to privileged students’
Diversity initiatives at the university ‘not working’, says union, as scholarships going to most advantaged students while diversity rates decline
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A UK university strike now risks being futile and counterproductive
Avoiding layoffs is the issue of the hour. The UCU would do better to prioritise negotiations on pay-related issues such as workload, says Jak Peake
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Strikes push Kenyan higher education shutdown into fifth week
Union leaders warn walkouts over government pay deal will continue indefinitely
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New Zealand sector review turns focus to fees and efficiencies
Questions cause alarm but the panel ‘wouldn’t be doing its job’ if it avoided them, commentators say
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All UK universities now making cuts, says UEA vice-chancellor
‘Quite a few’ institutions actively considering mergers, claims David Maguire
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Inflationary fee rise could be ‘as good as it gets’, v-c warns
Little prospect of convincing politicians or the public of the need to raise fees higher, leaving universities dependent on an upturn in economy and international student market, says Shitij Kapur