Cambridge college defends private school recruitment drive
‘No change’ in widening participation policy, says Trinity Hall, after plans to target students from Eton and Winchester leak
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Scottish university funding review ‘kicks issues into long grass’
Three-year degrees, international student levy, graduate contributions and role of colleges should all be considered by politicians if universities are to survive, says report
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New Liverpool Bengaluru campus takes shape as provost appointed
Russell Group university’s new India outpost prepares to admit first students in August
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AI can help research have more real-world impact, argues paper
New technologies must be used in ways that ‘strengthen, rather than replace, human expertise’, report authors warn
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MBAs are a worsening deal for Chinese students – and university treasurers
Many of the business schools that prop up universities, in both China and the West, are bankrolled by Chinese families’ ambition. But amid economic slowdown and a growing recognition of the limits of...
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Promoting a sense of visceral safety would get the best out of academics
Academia is inherently competitive but we can reduce the debilitating sense of constant threat, say Catelijne Coopmans and Catherine Montgomery
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OUP apologises two decades after book sparked violent protests
Publisher acknowledges ‘unverified statements’ in controversial text by American academic that led to long-running legal battles
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Monthly payments switch mooted as part of student loans shake-up
MP seeks reform to ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ system amid cost-of-living concerns
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Hike Erasmus+ budget by €20 billion to boost inclusion, EU told
Current proposals would limit access to studying abroad and prevent creation of new scholarships in priority fields, European universities have warned
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Tracking student engagement data ‘complex and contested’
Study warns against heavy reliance on metrics such as logins and page views to judge students’ performance
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‘Profound political change’ needed to revive Venezuelan science
Collapse of higher education system under Maduro unlikely to be reversed without a complete change in leadership, warn experts