Ex-science minister says he quit over mortgage bill increase
George Freeman says he could not cope with doubling of monthly bill on annual salary of £118,000
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1 February 2024 digital edition
Soft power: Can universities really boost national influence?
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France axes immigration law’s international student restrictions
Plans to charge overseas students ‘return deposit’ must be tossed out, Constitutional Council rules
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Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024: time to submit your data
Universities are invited to participate in the second edition of the regional ranking
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Universities deny international students buy ‘back door’ places
Report in The Sunday Times conflated international foundation years with full degrees, say Russell Group and Universities UK
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Academia in Gaza ‘has been destroyed’ by Israeli ‘educide’
Palestinian scholars mourn ‘deliberate targeting’ of higher education but pledge to rebuild once war is over
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Party strengthens control of Chinese university administration
‘Heightened’ crackdown on academic freedom expected as party committees merge with presidents’ offices on leading campuses
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Jo Phoenix: ‘every single v-c should read this judgment’
Scholar found to have faced ‘hostile environment’ due to gender-critical views warns ruling has implications for all universities, but fears more troubling cases to come
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India’s teachers’ and students’ unions must defend academic autonomy
Amid creeping political influence over universities, both academics and students are oddly quiet, says Mukhtar Ahmad
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PhD students protest against IIT’s ‘paper per semester’ rule
Pressure to publish seen as ‘contributing factor’ to recent suicides, as Madras faces backlash on doctoral monitoring
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My heart attack would have killed my livelihood if I’d still been an adjunct
When adjunct faculty contribute so much to US academia, why are they denied basic benefits such as health insurance and medical leave, asks Josh Hiller
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Disabled academics need a bigger say in sector, says professor
Evolving norms, expectations and laws usher both risk and opportunity for universities, according to blind law scholar
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Academics wouldn’t drink to the handover of marking to AI
Would someone who found effective software for their department never have to buy a beer again? Not according to my survey, says Paul Breen
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Open University ‘apologises unreservedly’ to Jo Phoenix
Vice-chancellor announces ‘major independent review’ after acknowledging ‘in several areas we fell very short’