UCU Left’s Trotskyist politics are driving UK HE’s perennial strikes
Elitist, undemocratic activists’ revolutionary aspirations explain their enthusiasm for futile industrial action, say John Kelly and Adam Ozanne
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Can internationalisation save South Korea’s emptying universities?
As the domestic youth population plummets, Korean institutions are looking to international students to make up shortfalls. But can such a strategy compensate – and can it be enacted in time? Pola...
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Can England’s university funding system be fixed?
Long-frozen, loan-funded tuition fees are neither covering course costs nor, arguably, fairly recognising the benefits of higher education to society and employers. But is there an alternative that...
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Talking leadership: Julie Sanders on making the vice-chancellor job ‘less lonely’
Royal Holloway head discusses decentralising university leadership and tapping into the creative industry in Surrey
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If international students are welcome, UK policy and rhetoric must show it
The UK government must pledge to maintain the graduate route and confine its review to genuine abuse, says Jamie Arrowsmith
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ߣߣÊÓƵ cuts post-study work visas by two years
Representative groups broadly welcome focus on quality and integrity, but proposed changes to migration points test will be pivotal
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Coventry set to cut nearly £100 million as sector crisis bites
Financial pressures also force Sheffield Hallam to open voluntary severance scheme to all academic staff
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English universities have a central role to play in the devolution agenda
Civic mission demands close collaboration with combined authorities to ensure graduates, research and relationships are fit for purpose, says Katy Shaw
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Korea ‘unlikely’ to meet 2027 target for 300k international students
Scholars say government is giving universities a tall order without concrete support plan
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Sector urged to step up climate measures like carbon pricing
Only a small minority of institutions adopting climate change policies common in the private sector, finds report
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Teaching at AI-focused university adapts as advances are made
Classes at world’s first postgraduate AI institution can pivot mid-course to explore breakthroughs, says MBZUAI acting provost
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Focus on active learning urged in response to rise of ChatGPT
Conference attendees discuss how to respond to the ‘600-pound gorilla in the room’ on university teaching
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What next for UCU and Jo Grady after strike ballot failure?
With one dispute won but another floundering, some believe lack of strikes could actually benefit UK’s main academic union in latest talks with employers, but others are preparing to try to unseat...
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Science minister George Freeman quits in UK Cabinet reshuffle
Mid Norfolk MP says it is time ‘to focus on my health, family well-being and life beyond the front bench’
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Reshaped Hong Kong university council ‘brings political control’
Move is latest in sector-wide process of ‘neutering Hong Kong universities’ by giving legislators say over their decisions, says academic