Sustainable changes in digital learning will result from best practice alongside bold experimentation, say Friedrich Hesse, Volker Meyer-Guckel, Bitange Ndemo, Alexandros Papaspyridis, Rahim Rajan...
Assessing doctoral candidates’ published papers instead would teach more useful skills and improve morale, says Noam Schimmel
Rankings skew Australia’s top universities as they parlay profits from foreign students to snap up the world’s most talked about researchers
Academics may wish we weren’t here, but burying heads in the sand about the depth of the deficit is no longer viable, says Bernard Casey
Caps on places and bigger rise in share of top grades at independent schools could lead to skewed intakes
English regulator ordered to pay substantial costs to Bloomsbury Institute after blocking loan access
University denies favouring black applicants over white and Asian American candidates
As time drags on since their signature course was turfed out, Australian whistleblowers’ colleagues fear their discipline will die a slow death
Research finds that young Indians particularly ‘resilient’ in their pursuit of education
Concerns also emerge that higher-tariff universities may increase share of applicants at expense of some lower-tariff institutions
Despite Auckland’s lockdown, the country’s handling of Covid-19 is increasing its attractiveness to students, says Roger Smyth
University seeks successor with mathematics professor planning to aid in key roles
In ongoing pressure campaign, US cites universities as allowing Beijing propaganda
Universities say ‘big deals’ with publishers are only area where there is enough money to make significant savings during pandemic
First figures on admissions show record highs in 18-year-olds placed on courses, but potential for large number of appeals looms