Four-day week university hails results but scepticism remains
Sunderland’s London campus trial extended after ‘overwhelming’ support but take-up of idea remains low in sector battling deficits and job losses
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‘Quality has to catch up with quantity’ in China’s HE expansion
Country’s ambition to become world’s leading higher education sector by 2035 will only be achieved if employment, inequality and governance concerns addressed, says new book
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Concern as Canadian courses rely on temporary teaching staff
Short-term academic work becoming ever bigger problem in Canada as teaching seen as ‘variable cost’ amid changing enrolments and budgetary shocks
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The STFC turmoil bodes ill for UK plc as well as UK physics
Even if delayed grants arrive soon, it is too late to hire postdocs this year, and wider budget cuts will cut the supply of tech skills, says Malcolm Fairbairn
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Is striving for excellence a liability for Europe’s early-career precariat?
In principle, permanent positions are awarded to the most deserving – but perceptions remain that, in reality, many universities value connections over merit. Phillip Haubrock describes his struggles...
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Scholarships aim to bring scientists to remote Scottish islands
Fully funded places on master’s courses seen as first step in attracting more academic talent to Orkney and beyond
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Arts education in ‘tremendous’ demand across Asia – LASALLE chief
New president of leading Singaporean arts college discusses how creative industries are helping cities grow and importance of thinking differently and impact of moving into federated model
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‘Party is over’ for Australian international education
Government strategy to prioritise value over volume appears to be working as commencements and enrolments trend down
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‘Look again’ at fairness of student loans, says Michael Gove
Education secretary when Plan 2 loans were introduced tells THE that universities ‘would be in even shakier position’ without his changes
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Tax incentive overhaul ‘will spur research collaboration’
Broad support for Serd proposals to reorganise A$4.6bn tax break scheme as current iteration struggles to ignite business investment
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Supervisors claiming co-authorship of PhD papers ‘form of fraud’
Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor
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Afghan Chevening hopeful ‘devastated’ by study visa ban
Campaigners call for ‘more structured’ approach to helping students in crisis zones after shock visa block leaves applicants in limbo
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News Talks podcast: Will Australian R&D review deliver on promises?
With the 35 recommendations of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development made public this week, we discuss how many of these long-hoped-for reforms are likely to become a reality
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MEPs’ proposals brighten the horizon for EU research
The quality of Ehler and Repasi’s amendments will force the European Council and Commission to take them extremely seriously, says Jan Palmowski