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11 August

US ‘no longer place students want to go’ after latest visa rules

11 August

‘Flawed’ use of non-significant data ‘killing further research’

By Juliette Rowsell

11 August

Financial stress is not a good reason for universities to merge

A distressed institution is unlikely to have the cash, management bandwidth and capacity to absorb disruption required by a merger, says David Lloyd

By David Lloyd

11 August

Person reaching for money from a tree that also contains books. To illustrate students seeing a degree as a credential for employment.

If students are seeking jobs more than knowledge, HE must respond

10 August

The order of service for the funeral of Martyn Hett on June 30, 2017

UK HE needs to be ready for upgraded terrorism preparedness rules

10 August

World University Rankings 2027 participation hits new heights

UK slips down to fifth most-represented country as US, India and Turkey lead on number of ranked institutions

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Tech-free teaching: how to get it right

By Arpita Ghosh

How to advance collaboration across higher education

US ‘no longer place students want to go’ after latest visa rules

11 August

Leaders mull response to Trump administration’s latest HE reforms

By Jessica Blake

10 August

How HCBUs Are redefining student success

By Joshua Bay

7 August

Harvard among institutions that cut personnel in July

By Josh Moody

6 August

‘Flawed’ use of non-significant data ‘killing further research’

By Juliette Rowsell

11 August

Top universities ‘under-enrol disadvantaged students’

10 August

Small providers face ‘systemic barriers’ to engaging with industry

10 August

EU entry ‘will not transform Montenegro’s universities overnight’

By Seher Asaf

10 August

Foundation pulls Oxbridge scholarships for Asian students

7 August

Higher education ‘becoming inaccessible’ in Pakistan as fees rise

7 August

Indian branch campuses twice as costly as local universities

6 August

News Talks podcast: From exam leak to mass protest in India

By Miranda Prynne

5 August

Declare offshore activities, Australian universities told

11 August

Professor develops ‘bullshit index’ for policy research

11 August

‘No guarantees’ of additional places in Australian funding revamp

10 August

Part-time students a ‘blind spot’ for universities, government

7 August

News

A surfer interacts with a sculpture titled 'Plastic pile of sh!t, 2023' at Bondi Beach on 5 June, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. To illustrate a ‘bullshit index’ for policy documents developed by an Australian educational researcher.

Professor develops ‘bullshit index’ for policy research

Academics must be prepared to be ‘less polite’ when mandarins serve up ideas that lack evidence, Australian educator contends

11 August

US ‘no longer place students want to go’ after latest visa rules

Restrictions on length of study and sky-high cost of staying to work pushing more students into considering alternative destinations

11 August

‘Flawed’ use of non-significant data ‘killing further research’

Papers still too quick to interpret results as showing no meaningful effect, ‘polluting’ scientific literature

By Juliette Rowsell

11 August

Declare offshore activities, Australian universities told

11 August

Top universities ‘under-enrol disadvantaged students’

10 August

Small providers face ‘systemic barriers’ to engaging with industry

10 August

‘No guarantees’ of additional places in Australian funding revamp

10 August

EU entry ‘will not transform Montenegro’s universities overnight’

By Seher Asaf

10 August

Imperial turns to home-grown inventions in climate fight

9 August

Cambridge to review hiring processes after Arday row

By Tom Williams

7 August

Foundation pulls Oxbridge scholarships for Asian students

7 August

UK student housing investors set their sights on Europe

By Seher Asaf

7 August

If students are seeking jobs more than knowledge, HE must respond

The right question is not whether degrees produce earnings. It is whether higher education produces knowledge, capability, opportunity and social contribution in a changing economy, says Peng Zhou

10 August

Professor Jason Arday, 'This Morning' TV show, London, UK , 2 March 2023.

I was reported to police over the Arday case. I was just doing my job

My investigation into alleged plagiarism was undertaken seriously – journalistic enquiries should not be a matter for Scotland Yard, writes THE reporter Jack Grove

A supporter of the Cockroach Janta Party bangs a plate during a sit-in protest demanding the resignation of Indian education minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi in June

Will the cockroach movement achieve lasting change in Indian HE?

India’s largest protest in years was sparked by the leaking of a medical entrance exam and ended with the first senior political resignation of the Modi era. But it is unclear whether a change of minister and a review of entrance exam oversight will relieve young people’s frustrations. Rosalind Skillen reports

Opinion

By David Lloyd

Financial stress is not a good reason for universities to merge

A distressed institution is unlikely to have the cash, management bandwidth and capacity to absorb disruption required by a merger, says David Lloyd

11 August

UK HE needs to be ready for upgraded terrorism preparedness rules

From next spring, Martyn’s Law will mandate proportionate arrangements to protect staff, students and visitors, says Laura Gibb

With AI models and use outpacing governance, committees need help

Rather than relying on an annual survey, governance procedures need regular intelligence on AI developments, says Nick McIntosh

Universities teach critical thinking. Why not financial literacy?

By Sercan Demiralay

5 August

Of the five stages of AI grief, some managers are stuck in denial

By Shadi Mohamed

4 August

Security screening undermines UK universities’ EDI proclamations

By Hu Chao

3 August

Academia is too slow to respond to communities that can’t wait

By Chi Ying Lam

31 July

World policy

An Iranian professor wags his finger at students

Iranian universities are punishing students for political views

Since the war began, increasing numbers of dissenting students have been dragged through disciplinary procedures, says Roohola Ramezani

Editor’s pick

Editor’s note: the Jason Arday case and Times Higher Education

In examining sociologist’s PhD thesis, our journalists were seeking to address matters of legitimate public interest, writes Chris Havergal

A science PhD can be completed within 18 months

Supervisors should involve doctoral students with conducting, writing up and publishing experiments straight away, says Adrian Furnham

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Talking leadership

By Helen Packer

‘I thought I couldn’t lecture with a stammer – now I’m a v-c’

University of Bedfordshire’s new vice-chancellor warns financial instability and policy changes could jeopardise the progress made on supporting disabled students into higher education

5 August

Joseph Cherian, chief executive and dean of the Asia School of Business (ASB) with the campus in Kuala Lumpur added behind.

Asian business schools need local focus to succeed, says dean

Institutions must contextualise teaching and research rather than copying what happens in the West, argues head of Asia School of Business