Arrogant? Ouch
“We hear a rising chorus of complaints about arrogant universities,” Glyn Davis, the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Melbourne, writes in his article “‘Arrogant’ universities seen...
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A real buzz
Edge Hill University’s submission to the teaching excellence framework was described as “warm and personal in tone” (“Stuck on repeat: using buzzwords ‘helped universities win gold in the TEF’”, News...
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Elevated positions
As stated in your leader “A measure of humanity” (Opinion, 19 October): “The US higher education sector is the most diverse in the world.” Nevertheless, in contrast to the situation in the UK, there...
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The heartfelt head-trips that give a lift in the race of life
Academics find information and inspiration in myriad places and forms, and what they do with it can transform and even save lives
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Europe’s university leaders call for urgent Brexit progress
Letter signed by 22 representative organisations calls on governments to speed up Brexit negotiations concerning higher education
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US university leaders who shut out speakers ‘inflaming problem’
CU Boulder president also urges expansion of student Pell Grants to middle class in future
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NUI Galway lecturer promoted after gender discrimination row
Four other women continue legal action against Irish university
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Sydney bans students caught with fake doctor’s certificates
Sixty-five students expelled or given suspensions in three years
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Miami reaffirms Caribbean commitment after Cuba controversy
University still hopes to live by its original ‘pan-American’ ideals
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Argentina hosts cannabis conference after drug’s legalisation
Researchers from across the globe gather in Buenos Aires to discuss medicinal uses of drug
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Duke Kunshan University launches first undergraduate degree
Sino-American University aims to offer liberal arts education that will help students ‘respond to the challenges of new technologies’
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MP’s Brexit letter ‘should not have been sent’ – minister
Chris Heaton-Harris’ request for academics lecturing in field was research for book, says Jo Johnson
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What to make of this ‘polite request’ for a list of people teaching Brexit?
Awkward phrasing and pretence of politeness make Chris Heaton-Harris’ letter more sinister, writes Trisha Greenhalgh
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Global co-authors on more than half of French and UK research
Canada and Germany also boast high levels of cross-border collaboration, Elsevier data show