Gold standard of UK degrees is lost in translation
Inflated marks, overworked staff and politically compromised courses are the price of exploiting offshore UK-registered students, says Michael Day
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India’s JNU target for Bollywood film and ‘jingoistic nationalism’
Left-wing victory at India's JNU subject of Bollywood film
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Gates Foundation open access move ‘shifts needle in right direction’
US’ biggest charitable foundation, with focus on global health, abandons APCs in favour of preprint repositories
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Stanford business dean Levin named new president
At moment of political threat, Tessier-Lavigne replacement brings continued white male lineage with reputation for scientific innovation and listening to diverse voices
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Give academics sabbaticals to revamp teaching, urges professor
Lack of innovation rewards mean lousy lectures live on, says Harvard University educationalist behind flipped learning
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Financial pressures ‘hitting UK university-business collaborations’
New figures show UK university-business interactions are down 5 per cent, to lowest level since at least 2014-15
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University access scheme loses third of its budget in latest cuts
England’s Uni Connect programme has funding reduced to £20 million at ‘exactly the wrong time’, says widening participation expert
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Kent v-c to depart after restructure and deficit warning
Karen Cox to step down next month as university grapples with projected £30 million deficit
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More visa changes could cause ‘irreversible harm’ to UK sector
Student recruitment firm AECC warns that restricting graduate visa route could be ‘catastrophic day’ for UK higher education
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Japanese women with student loans more likely to delay child-rearing
Student loan debt could be contributing to Japan’s declining birth rate, researchers find
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Visa chaos ‘turning students off Australia’
Delays and baffling rejections are leaving their mark, analyst warns
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Disability groups demand ‘correction’ of accord report
Pivotal Australian report risks enshrining curse of ‘low expectations’, critics warn
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Immigration risk ratings downgraded at 11 Australian universities
‘Low-risk’ institutions now in the minority as universities carry the can for non-fraudulent visa refusals
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Queen’s to launch Canada’s first medical school admissions lottery
In a nation that struggles to get minority students into medicine, Ontario university eyes progress in broader admissions process
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Venki Ramakrishnan: ‘unfriendly’ visas would’ve nixed my UK move
Nobel-winning former Royal Society president discusses his concerns over the UK’s ‘too high’ visa costs, anti-ageing science and older academics who refuse to retire