US debate on standardised tests at post-Covid crossroads
Campuses appear to be keeping their pandemic-era test-optional policies, but hesitate to distance themselves even further
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England’s ITE crisis is a wake-up call on academic autonomy
Government micromanagement of teacher education is unprecedented interference in day-to-day academia. Will your subject be next, asks Viv Ellis
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Nepotism warning as Delhi fills thousands of academic posts
Favouring of candidates aligned to ruling party could do long-term damage to universities, scholars warn
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South African universities failing? Not their business schools
Business schools show the power of collaboration, common purpose and internationalisation outlook, says Mark Smith
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‘Overarching’ missions ‘boost research efficiency’
‘Free-for-all’ approach blunts universities’ impact in tackling complex societal challenges, says Australian consultant
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Biden’s AI executive order underlines need for student technology councils
Students must be allowed to participate in decisions about technology adoption that affect their education, careers and lives, says Mona Sloane
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USS pension contribution rates set to drop from January
Employers and members likely to save considerable sums sooner than expected as changes sped up due to improving finances
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Postdocs undervalued as PhD mentors
They need the money and graduate students identify with them, but universities don’t formalise the link, analysts warn
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Restrictions on social media data harming research, says paper
Charges and prohibitions introduced by the likes of X and TikTok are limiting academics’ ability to use sites to gain valuable insights into human behaviour
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Labour government ‘would have to consider student number caps’
Former Tory adviser advocates need for controls to reverse resource decline, but another expert sees ‘block on access to education’
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AI: transformative for university teaching or ‘CV bullet point’?
Potsdam president foresees shift to focus on prompt engineering in teaching – but another AI expert thinks it is just another professional skill to rank alongside ‘can use Excel’
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Research ethics courses must reflect academics’ diverse backgrounds
Many researchers need more help to negotiate a wide array of ethical issues, from identity to genetic engineering, says Aymen Idris
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UKRI pledges commitment to free speech amid equality body row
Dame Ottoline Leyser issues statement to make position ‘crystal clear’ as academic concern mounts over government pressure
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Cape Town v-c ‘used threats, intimidation and ethnic slurs’
Mamokgethi Phakeng ‘subverted policies and procedures’ with council chair to ‘shield themselves from accountability’, report concludes
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Talking leadership: Michel Mawad on riding out the storm in Lebanon
Michel Mawad fights to keep the lights on at Lebanese American University and its teaching hospitals, and to keep staff while supporting students amid economic and political crisis. But he’s not...