‘Unprecedented’ fall in entry rate for disadvantaged students
Analysis by dataHE shows entry rates fell among all students, but was steepest for the most under-represented
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The slow, painful death of liberal arts in Russia
As Smolny’s liberal arts programme shutters, Russian scholars attempt to revive the interdisciplinary style of learning outside the country
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Scholars fear ‘hiring drive’ foreshadows purge of Iranian sector
Regime’s history of cleansing Iranian academia bodes ill for faculty supportive of student protesters, researchers say
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University leaders can learn from military minds
Academia and the armed forces may seem worlds apart, but officer training has valuable lessons for university managers, says former Indian army veteran-turned-professor Vikas Rai Bhatnagar
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US nurses warn of dangerous disrespect amid ‘doctor’ title row
California prosecution of nurse with doctoral degree held out as sign of academia’s wider failure to treat profession seriously
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ChatGPT’s potential to enhance student skills must not be dismissed
University educators may not fully understand generative AI or its long-term impact on society, but they must seek to integrate the technology into degree courses, says Stephanie Marshall
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Strikes and protests sweep Australian campuses
Anger at some universities, exultation at others, as enterprise negotiations drag on
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Funding shortfalls for English students ‘to double by 2030’
Russell Group study says average top-up of undergraduate education costs could reach £5,000 per student per year by end of decade
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Tohoku alone to advance in Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence scheme
Judges ask university to make changes to its proposal, including boosting international capacity and adjusting down expected growth figures
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Talking leadership: Kerstin Mey on using arts to reimagine education
University of Limerick president talks about putting in place university-wide structural changes to inspire cross-pollination between disciplines
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Fact-checker suspension ‘reflects mistrust’ of universities
Action against RMIT service comes as institutions support ‘yes’ vote in forthcoming Australian referendum
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Lockdown students have been let down by universities and regulators
Litigation over lockdown-affected degrees has highlighted how unfair contracts favouring universities offer scant consumer protection to students, say David Palfreyman and Dennis Farrington
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Trudeau’s science funding feint angers Canadian researchers
As high-profile event to deliver ‘major support’ fades, scientists already desperate for funding explode in disgust
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Nordic centre closure a ‘big blow’ to Asia studies
Scholars lament loss of ‘critical’ resource in Nordics at a time when knowledge of Asia is ‘increasingly important’
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Peter Salovey to leave Yale presidency at end of academic year
As majority of Ivy League transitions after Covid, social psychologist leaves his decade-long tenure with financial strength and labour challenges