History departments face ‘unprecedented turbulence’ in UK sector
Society issues warning as British Academy expresses concern about future of English degrees
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Pretoria vice-chancellor announces sudden resignation
Departure of Tawana Kupe adds to turmoil at top level of South African sector
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Blair and Hague urge creation of new national AI laboratory
Ex-PM and former Tory leader urge replacement of Turing Institute with ‘Cern for AI’, which could position Britain as leader in innovation and good practice
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LGBTQ maths group objects to conference being held in Florida
Professors say state’s recent track record of passing laws targeting transgender people and DEI programmes means Tampa is not a ‘safe’ location for annual event
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‘Interference and underfunding’ threaten Polish research funder
Underfunding and an authoritarian government combine to create existential threat for Poland’s basic research agency, scholars fear
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‘Zero cases’ aim back in China, now for graduate unemployment
Tough job market forces authorities to introduce measures aimed at simplifying graduates’ entry into the workplace
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Uncertainty as Norway international student fee deadline looms
Some universities have already begun collecting dues while others ‘wait and see’ for amendment to pass parliament and details of government scholarships to be finalised
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USS hack response panned as members report suspicious activity
Lawyers consider bringing joint claim over breach, but pension fund says no evidence personal information stolen during Capita attack is circulating widely
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The Dnipro dam atrocity must prompt a re-evaluation of Russian culture
So far, Russianists have been strangely resistant to confronting imperialistic, Russocentric narratives, says Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed
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US debt pact throws campuses back into crisis
Biden ends months-long Republican showdown by accepting budgetary freeze that will tighten institutions’ budgets and likely hurt students with the greatest need
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‘Simpler systems’ needed to solve underpayments, says Monash v-c
Unions and management should strike ‘grand bargain’ to resolve issue that ‘casts a shadow’ over the sector, says outgoing leader
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Bristol v-c defends marking essays during assessment boycott
Historian vice-chancellor Evelyn Welch has faced criticism for marking final-year dissertations personally
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The degree apprenticeship route into medicine is not a threat to quality
The route will ease the staffing crisis by widening access, but apprentices will have to pass the same professional exams as everyone else, says Nichola Hay
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Education research should be central to the academy. Why isn’t it?
Our report suggests the discipline is struggling in the UK amid low funding and methodological clashes, say four academics
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New universities will ‘increase strain’ in South Africa
Academics question whether two new institutions are needed in a system already facing growing pains