Are universities asking too much of an academic class full of neurodiversity?
Burnout is rife in an era when the traditional attractions of academia to obsessives are diluted by many new duties, observes Joseph Cronin
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Scotland’s ‘perfect storm’ without funding to cover tax hike
Universities need £60 million boost from Holyrood budget to avoid further cuts to per-student funding, says IFS
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Hong Kong jails pro-democracy academic Benny Tai for 10 years
Ex-HKU law professor receives longest sentence to date under controversial national security law
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Indian and Pakistani universities close as smog envelopes region
Institutions switch to online learning as air pollution levels soar
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Strong backing for international students in New Zealand
Country could accommodate more overseas learners, according to poll of locals’ attitudes
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Legal wrangling leaves students in the dark over tuition fee rise
Few universities confirm plans to charge full uplift to all undergraduates, with sector set to miss out on millions in extra revenue
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How Donald Trump won the campus ‘Bro Vote’
Many credit right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk with mobilising young white college voters across key swing states
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Inheritance tax reform ‘killer’ for attracting top academics to UK
Leading professor says he is likely to leave UK to avoid tax hit, and fears others may be reluctant to come in the first place
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Deadline looms for India’s national academic credit bank
Universities raise quality concerns as regulator sets end-of-year cut-off for transition to digital credits
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Arab University Rankings 2024: methodology
The Arab World has a unique higher education ecosystem. To rank its universities fairly, we adjust the gold-standard methodology from our World University Rankings to account for the region’s...
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Authentic assessment is not an educational panacea
Enthusiasts claim that authentic tasks boost work-readiness, promote inclusion and diminish cheating, but the evidence remains unclear, says Tim Fawns
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Northumbria shutters degrees one month after ‘no closures’ pledge
Union says withdrawal of some business degrees ‘raises serious questions’ but university insists it is separate to wider restructure
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UWTSD faces backlash over moving courses from Lampeter campus
Students and alumni fight to save campus dating back to 1822, which was a standalone college of the University of Wales until 2010
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University promises £5,000 cost-of-living grant to new students
Any new home undergraduate enrolling on a course at University College Birmingham will be eligible for the allowance
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Get serious on debt relief, Greens tell ߣߣÊÓƵn government
Crossbench party wants debt reduction legislated straight away, while opposition dismisses measure as an elitist ‘election bribe’