Unions and university staff on new OfS student interest board
English regulator responds to long-running criticism of engagement with learners

English regulator responds to long-running criticism of engagement with learners

Former Macron adviser, president of leading engineering institution IP Paris, believes his academics are embracing the Idex model

American universities likely to be hampered by restrictions on spending money overseas, experts say

Keeping costs down ‘not an objective’ for research-addicted sector, says accountancy professor

Happy overseas students push satisfaction with master’s courses to record high, but domestic counterparts are not so bowled over

But their long-term sustainability needs a clearer political strategy, including reflection on whether there are too many, says Luc Sels

Protest comes as House of Representatives prepares to debate controversial cuts to education and research of more than €1 billion

Female higher education enrolment on the rise in parts of Asia but richer countries least diverse in terms of academics

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

Diversity initiatives at the university ‘not working’, says union, as scholarships going to most advantaged students while diversity rates decline

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

Union leaders warn walkouts over government pay deal will continue indefinitely

Questions cause alarm but the panel ‘wouldn’t be doing its job’ if it avoided them, commentators say

‘Quite a few’ institutions actively considering mergers, claims David Maguire

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