The week in higher education – 12 October 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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International students ‘to verge on majority’ at top universities
Growth rates run counter to government policy objectives, Australian conference hears
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Burden on doctors’ time ‘crippling’ Japan’s medical research
Years of declining funding have pushed university physicians to do more clinical work, with half of professors spending less than five hours a week in the lab
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Do we need another Robbins report? Only if it faces up to finance
Lord Robbins’ review of British HE has had a 60-year legacy, but it ducked the question that looms largest over today’s sector, says Nick Hillman
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A sustainable future for UK HE needs shared vision – and less competition
The challenge for universities seeking greater openness, innovation and collaboration is they can’t do it on their own, say Ian Matthias and Mike Boxall
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Should US politicians be cutting humanities courses?
Amid concerns about value for money and the supposed liberal bias of certain humanities and social science subjects, conservative politicians are increasingly intervening in curricular decisions. Do...
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Labour to ‘change the way students pay for time at university’
Shadow education secretary avoids mention of the word ‘fees’ in conference speech comments
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Wellcome Trust names John-Arne Røttingen as chief executive
Norwegian public health official to succeed Sir Jeremy Farrar at biomedical science funder
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Investing in AI not seen as top priority for campus IT leaders
Annual survey of chief technology officers at US institutions reveals concerns about implications of AI but little enthusiasm for spending big on its potential
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Laboratory note-taking burden ‘falls on female science students’
Women are given less time on equipment and more administrative duties than men in mixed gender laboratory groups, new research indicates
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Offer international students more on post-study work, UK told
While Britain has gained ground as top-choice destination, it is being pipped by a resurgent Australia
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What’s in a name? The new partisan battlefront in college sector
Animated by both left and right, operations’ right to label themselves ‘university’ or ‘college’ amplify a regulatory danger for US higher education
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PhD by publication ‘not an option’ at most UK universities
Review finds only one in three institutions publishes guidance on alternative doctorate format
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Funding council budgets fall despite hike in research spending
Core budgets of UK grant-awarding agencies eroded as new money goes elsewhere
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Higher job attrition rates ‘widen gender and ethnicity pay gaps’
While earnings gaps are well known, study suggests they are even wider than previously thought