University staff in Italy ‘most likely to have secure contracts’
Almost a third of university employees globally are on contracts lasting less than two years, according to THE data
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SDGs propelled our impact from the local to the global
The United Nations’ global goals have enabled French institutions to broaden the scope of their sustainable development work, says Anne Beauval
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China citations boost from Covid research ‘closes gap with US’
High-impact research early in pandemic may have put rocket fuel under country’s citation performance
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Meeting the SDGs demands a step change in collaborative research
Universities are moving in the right direction, but they can and must go further and faster, says Alice Gast
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Research and innovation are the key to tackling climate change
This week’s Climate Exp0 underlines universities’ potential to make net zero achievable, say Emily Shuckburgh, Roberto Buizza and Alyssa Gilbert
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Recruitment agents ‘closing Australia desks’ in China
Resurgent student flows set to bypass Australia and New Zealand as education agents in most regions usher clients to more welcoming countries
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Research universities ‘at risk’ from ‘gig economy’ training model
Nobel prizewinner Brian Schmidt warns that remaining institutions would become ‘bastions of the elite’
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Essex apologises to academics disinvited over gender views
V-c admits university made ‘serious mistakes’ after external review finds it breached its free speech duties
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Police ‘aided fraternity members’ in attack on LGBTQ+ residence
Pennsylvania liberal arts college promises external investigation of incident
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Qatar aims to boost regional collaboration after blockade ends
Foundation considers creation of consortium of universities across Gulf region
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Fudan Hungary campus branded geopolitical pawn as backlash grows
Part of a nexus of deals between Hungary and China, the project has become a flashpoint in local politics after it emerged locals will foot the bill
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Cambridge signals major shift towards online learning
New short courses aimed at professionals come with £2,000 price tag
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Careers Clinic: strategic moves with one eye on a promotion
THE’s Careers Clinic series brings together the great and the good of higher education to answer a burning careers question
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Let’s give the UK’s new high-risk research funder a chance
Changes to funding mechanisms can feel like a threat, but Aria will be a blast of fresh air for science and technology, says Tom Stephenson
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Artificial intelligence tool predicts ‘seminal’ research
Researchers say system has potential to spot ‘hidden gems’ that may miss out on funding