The Italian physicist known for making complex science intelligible explains how radical student politics, hallucinogenic drugs and hitch-hiking around America helped him become one of science’s...
As it emerges from its Covid isolation, Australia is rolling back restrictions on foreign students and graduates in the hope of ushering more of them into its depleted workforce. But amid competitive...
US college debt cancellation ought to be restricted by income and profession, says Abraham Nussbaum
Head of UK higher education’s biggest pension scheme to depart once successor is appointed
Closure mirrored US government decision to suspend Fulbright programme to Afghanistan, which it subsequently reversed
Campus cites 2021 state law in telling all employees not to promote abortion, while state’s other large institution suggests pointing students to outside counsellors
New wave of funding schemes aims to counter ‘parachute research’ and brain drain
Government also set to introduce effective amnesty on doctoral plagiarism and loosen rules on candidates’ relatives from serving on hiring and promotion committees
University leavers becoming ‘more rational’ as country’s economy cools
Hitting targets ‘not the be-all and end-all’, John Blake tells THE, as national risk register for higher education participation planned
Victims of oppression often have to study informally; they should not be barred from pursuing an overseas master’s, say Natasha Robinson and David Mills
Minister’s title no longer includes ‘higher education’ and responsibilities no longer include ‘universities and higher education reform’
Bigger focus flagged on Indigenous knowledge, climate science and critical technologies
The University of Washington leader discusses bridging subject-level siloes, and how academic science can better serve society
SOAS director rails against ‘unjustly’ high mark-up on UK fees for overseas learners