The week in higher education – 24 October 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Search
-
-
English universities say OfS relations improved, but ‘more to do’
Question remain over regulator’s political neutrality and extent of ‘meaningful’ dialogue with sector
-
Will Trump-lit affect the US election?
Donald Trump’s election as president in 2016 prompted a slew of academic books grappling with how such a figure could have been chosen to lead the free world. But what are the chances that any of...
-
Interview with Sam Wass
Expert in early years development at the University of East London discusses working with children, translating his work for a TV audience and why more scholars should consider leaving the research...
-
Scrapping the REF would jeopardise the UK’s dual research funding
Better to work with an exercise that justifies block funding and drives many desirable behaviours within universities, say Anton Muscatelli and Miles Padgett
-
Universities want help if national insurance extended to pensions
Vice-chancellors want access to support for public sector organisations if expected levying of national insurance on employers’ pension contributions goes ahead
-
Hong Kong leader warns mainland students on fake degrees
Island’s chief executive instructs universities to strengthen vetting processes as plans to attract more offshore students ramp up
-
Teach more overseas students offshore, urges Australian minister
International education is ‘not a one-way street’, Canberra insists, as it limits inbound travel
-
‘Substantial’ fall in first-year enrolments at US universities
New intake shrinks by 5 per cent year-on-year across the sector, with bigger declines at four-year institutions
-
Return of industrial strategy good for universities – Greg Clark
Former Conservative business secretary, now based at University of Warwick, believes Labour’s proposals will underscore higher education’s vital role in growth
-
Student vote ‘could make the difference’ in high-stakes US poll
Trump victory could be ‘horrific’ for universities but even a Harris win may not deliver additional funding, say experts
-
More than 10,000 UK university staff now earn over £100,000
Pressure group attacks ‘shocking’ rise in ‘fat cats’, but institutions insist it is right that they offer competitive salaries
-
Geopolitics underpins Australian caps, says policy analyst
International student crackdown partly a response to world of ‘fragmentation, competition and protectionism’
-
Giving students accommodations is a disservice to employers
Credentialing is a key good offered by universities, but giving some students more help than others undermines it, says Justin Noia
-
Australian internationalisation must be rethought – but not abandoned
A ‘Fortress Australia’ that remains open to international trade and talent needs an educated, innovative and globally minded population, says Philipp Ivanov